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  1. Access to transit is more valuable, home buyers are willing to pay extra.

    Home buyers willing to pay extra for SkyTrain proximity Kenneth Chanother   New data shows home buyers in Metro Vancouver are still willing to pay for the premium of being within close walking distance from a SkyTrain station. While there is currently an aversion to public transit, the health crisis has only had a minimal […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    03-08-2020
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  2. Q2 BC taxpayers biggest transactions were hotels, temporary shelter for homeless people

    B.C. taxpayers Canada?s biggest hotel buyers Frank O?BrienWestern Investor  The British Columbia government was the largest single buyer of hotel properties in Canada during the second quarter (Q2), accounting for four of the 12 transactions and more the half the dollar volume. The  fact the B.C. transactions  – all of which are for supportive housing […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    30-07-2020
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  3. Bill 197 condo owners needs to know

    Will Bill 197 make condos more expensive for Ontario home buyers? Clayton JarvisMortgage Broker News Ontarians may still be wary of going back to the office, but the provincial legislature has had a very busy July. After passing the controversial Bill 184 on July 6, and the far less contentious Bill 159 eight days later, […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    29-07-2020
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  4. Greater Vancouver Condo Pre-Sales Cut In Half, New Inventory Delayed

    Condo Pre-sales at the same as June last year other The pandemic drove Greater Vancouver new home sales off a cliff, but things have improved… a little. MLA Canada, a Vancouver-based real estate firm specializing in condo pre-sales, observed an increase in absorption for June. Despite unusual market conditions and a bump from lows, absorption […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    29-07-2020
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  5. B.C.?s economy will be benefitting from the construction of three energy megaprojects, workforce expected to peak.

    Energy project jobs underpinning B.C.?s economy Nelson BennettWestern Investor While Canadian unemployment has soared due to COVID-19, British Columbia’s mega energy projects continue to generated thousands of jobs. The big energy story of 2022 will likely be the completion of the $12.6-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, but B.C.’s economy will also be benefitting from the […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    28-07-2020
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  6. COVID-19 pandemic reduced the number of M&A deals

    COVID-19 took a bite out of Canada’s startup M&A, but deals may be coming soon James McLeodother

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    27-07-2020
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  7. High End building consider monthly rental, aside from prefer long term lease

    Luxury Vancouver building prefers long-term lease buyers, but would consider monthly rental Joanne Lee-Young The Vancouver Sun Developer Stanley Dee is marketing a visibly empty, super-high-end property in Vancouver’s West End. Acting on behalf of the owners, he had been trying to figure out how to adapt to the cooling of the city’s once hot […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    25-07-2020
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  8. 1 out of 10 Canadians thinking to move back home

    One million adults plan to move back home Western InvestorWestern Investor

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    22-07-2020
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  9. 1 out of 10 Canadians thinking to move back home

    One million adults plan to move back home Western InvestorWestern Investor At least 1.5 million adult Canadians have already or plan to move back home with their parents, according to a national survey by Finder.com released July 24. B.C is among the provinces seeing the biggest  boomerang back home. The findings could have ramifications for […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    22-07-2020
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  10. Vancouver Approves 28-storey rental building at the corner of Broadway and Birch ? The Old Denys Location

    Vancouver approves 28-storey rental building in tightest of votes Dan Fumano The Province Opinion: The question, basically, was whether it’s a worthwhile trade-off for the city to an increase from 17 to 28 storeys, despite strong neighbourhood resistance, for an extra 50 market rental units and about 50 below-market homes. Vancouver city council narrowly approved […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    21-07-2020
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