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REGENERATING INFORMAL HOUSING IN CITIES
This model of incremental regeneration will change the current approach of using real estate projects to develop housing... READ MORE›
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OTTAWA MOVES TO LIMIT FOREIGN MONEY IN HOUSING WHILE TIGHTENING RULES FOR RESIDENTS TOO
Ottawa has announced new rules aimed at limiting foreign money into Canadian real estate and ensuring that borrowers take on mortgages they can afford... READ MORE›
WORLD'S BIGGEST REAL ESTATE BINGE IS COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU
A frenetic gathering of brokers, developers and other real estate professionals all jockeying for the attention of Chinese buyers... READ MORE›
'ARCTIC OUTFLOW CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK,' SAYS ENVIRONMENT CANADA
Parts of Vancouver and the tri-cities -- Port Moody, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam -- were warned to expect about 10 centimetres of snow Saturday... READ MORE›
TRUMPS DUAL ROLES COLLIDE WITH OPENINGS IN DUBAI AND VANCOUVER
And at his first news conference as president-elect, Mr. Trump said he had turned down an offer from Damac for a new 2 billion deal in Dubai... READ MORE›
VANCOUVER HAD AS MANY AS 9 DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN 1 NIGHT, OFFICIALS SUSPECT FENTANYL TO BLAME
Vancouver had as many as 9 drug overdose deaths in 1 night, officials suspect fentanyl to blame... READ MORE›
CHINAS 1 PERCENT FLOCK TO CANADA
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Andy Guo, an 18-year-old Chinese immigrant, loves driving his red Lamborghini Huracan... READ MORE›
OVER 75,000 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER AT HEIGHT OF 2ND B.C. STORM
The easterly moving storm first hit Vancouver Island, where customers were without power by 2 30 a.m... READ MORE›
HOMEOWNERS APPEAL 361% INCREASE IN PROPERTY ASSESSMENT -- AND LOSE
In a recent decision, the Property Assessment Appeal Board agreed, and the property's nearly 4.5-million valuation stands... READ MORE›
DEADLY CARFENTANIL DETECTED IN VANCOUVER DRUG SEIZURE
Vancouver Police say they have detected the deadly opioid carfentanil for the first time in a Vancouver drug seizure... READ MORE›
VANCOUVER TAX PUSHES CHINESE TO $1 MILLION SEATTLE HOMES
Investors are going to find another city, and Toronto and Seattle are the top two contenders, he said... READ MORE›
TORONTO'S HOME PRICES IN LINE WITH OTHER WORLD CITIES
The Toronto Real Estate Board has reported that re-sale home prices rose 20 per cent last year over 2015... READ MORE›
HONG KONG RETAINS TITLE OF WORLD'S COSTLIEST HOME MARKET
Hong Kong's median multiple represents a substantial deterioration in its housing affordability, Demographia said in the report, citing a median multiple of 11.4 times in 2010... READ MORE›
VANCOUVER'S HOUSING-BUBBLE RISK UNMATCHED ON THE PLANET, SAYS SWISS BANK
It adds bubble risk is also high in Stockholm, Sydney, Munich and Hong Kong, while homes in Singapore, Boston, New York and Milan are fairly valued... READ MORE›
FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN VANCOUVER RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE PLUNGES AFTER NEW TAX INTRODUCED
But there has also been a bump in sales outside the Metro Vancouver region, where the tax does not apply, numbers have shown... READ MORE›
B.C. MAN FROM IRAN BARRED FROM BOARDING FLIGHT TO LAS VEGAS
Mohammad Rafatinasr, 32, a mechanical engineer, was set to fly to Las Vegas to present a paper at a research conference... READ MORE›
WILDFIRES SPARK STATE OF EMERGENCY, ALASKA HIGHWAY CLOSURE IN NORTHEAST B.C.
A wildfire in northern B.C. has shut down the Alaska Highway north of Fort St John... READ MORE›
2 ALBERTA SISTERS MISSING FOR DECADES FOUND IN U.S. BY LETHBRIDGE POLICE
In late February, police in the United States made contact with Kym Hakze, who no longer goes by that name... READ MORE›
DOTTING THE EYE ON THE LION, BUT DOWNPLAYING TRANS MOUNTAIN
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Vancouver Sunday for the second time since approving the Kinder Morgan Canada Trans Mountain pipeline expansion... READ MORE›
FRUSTRATED BY REAL ESTATE BIDDING WARS? IN AUSTRALIA THE BIDS ARE TRANSPARENT
Australians have access to a lot more real estate data than we do in most parts of Canada... READ MORE›
AMERICANS, IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE HARD TO MOVE TO CANADA
OTTAWA -- For realtor Valarie Sampson, Donald Trump's surprise victory in the presidential election is great news... READ MORE›
REAL ESTATE UP, DOWN OR FLAT? 5 FACTORS THAT COULD AFFECT HOME PRICES IN 2017
The government's Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and real estate analysts will be watching carefully to see whether construction and potential buyers stay in balance... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 5 KILLED AFTER WHALE-WATCHING BOAT SINKS
With 27 people on board in the waters near Tofino British Columbia a popular vacation spot on the west coast of Vancouver Island... READ MORE›
LULULEMON WARNS IT MIGHT MOVE HQ OUT OF VANCOUVER
Lululemon athletica inc. says because of the temporary foreign worker's program it might be forced to move its headquarters out of vancouver. tina lovgreen cbc... READ MORE›
'THE ROAD IS LITERALLY A SHEET OF ICE'
Has led to the closure of every highway heading into the Lower Mainlandm stranding hundreds of drivers... READ MORE›
THE SHELTER THAT GIVES WINE TO ALCOHOLICS
From these conversations, they established Ottawa Inner City Health, an association of agencies and organisations with the goal of bringing real help to homeless people... READ MORE›
IF WE'RE OK WITH GOVERNMENT MEDDLING IN HOUSING, WHAT ELSE IS FAIR GAME?
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has unveiled a series of 16 steps she hopes will cool the red-hot housing market in Toronto... READ MORE›
3 SOLUTIONS FOR WOULD-BE BUYERS DISMAYED BY CANADA'S HOT HOUSING MARKET
Assuming a typical five-year 2.5 per cent fixed-rate mortgage, monthly payments including mortgage insurance would be about 2,231 over a 25-year amortization... READ MORE›
B.C.'S MOST EXPENSIVE PROPERTIES REVEALED IN 2017 ASSESSMENTS
At 14 million, this waterfront property in the Victoria suburb of Oak Bay is Vancouver Island's most expensive... READ MORE›
RICKY GERVAIS BACKS CANADA OFFICIAL WHO REFUSED TO KILL BEAR CUBS
Mary Polak, British Columbia environment minister, said an internal investigation was under way... READ MORE›
NOBODY AGREES ON HOW TO EASE TORONTO'S PROBLEMATIC HOUSING BOOM
While no solid data exists on the number of foreign buyers in the Toronto region, anecdotal evidence shows they are participating in the market big time... READ MORE›