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  1. BC market booms in March helped by Alberta’s woes

    Jamie HenryOther While Alberta’s economic concerns over the oil industry continue it seems that the situation is good news for neighbours in British Columbia. While times have been good in the energy sector, workers from B.C. have been crossing the border to buy homes in Alberta; now they are staying put. BMO economist Robert Kavcic […]

  2. Toronto home sales up this month as market stays tight

    Jennifer PatersonOther New figures that show listings were down and sales were up in the GTA so far in April continue to drive the conversation around the need to balance supply and demand in this hot market. The Toronto Real Estate Board reported 4,635 home sales during the first 14 days of April, which represents […]

  3. CityHomes 1777 56th Street Tssawwassen 41 boutique low-rise residences

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  4. BC Home Sales Up 37.6% in March, Prices Up 14%

    Joannah Connolly Other As in Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, the province as a whole had a case of spring fever when it came to real estate transactions in March, judging by the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) figures released April 16. There were total of 9,101 MLS home sales in March, up 37.6 […]

  5. St. Paul’s moving to False Creek Flats at a price of $1 Billion

    Mike HowellVan. Courier Attended a news conference Monday where Providence Health Care officials unveiled plans to build a new “state-of-the-art” hospital on the False Creek Flats. No surprise, there were many doctors there. Also saw philanthropist Robert Lee and Police Chief Jim Chu in the crowd. But I didn’t see any city politicians in the […]

  6. BC Home Sales Post Strongest March in Eight Years

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  7. We’ve reached the ‘soft landing’ says Royal Le Page

    Jamie HenryOther Real estate brokerage Royal LePage says that the Canadian housing market has hit the predicted “soft landing” with price increases now slower than normal. Even so, prices did increase by a rate of between 3.8 per cent and 6.6 per cent in the first quarter of this year compared to a year earlier. […]

  8. Bank of Canada talks about corrections in some housing markets

    Jamie HenryOther In the Bank of Canada’s economic outlook on Wednesday it reiterated its concern about the housing market, saying that it still expected a soft landing for most regions. However, as the bank confirmed that interest rates were holding steady at 0.75 per cent, it sounded a warning about corrections in some markets. Alberta’s […]

  9. How to Use Hashtags on Every Social Media Network

    Michael Patterson Other We talk about hashtags a lot, but we haven’t stepped back to consider the basics in a while. Hashtags are a way for social media users to tag their posts with keywords, which in turn make them easier for social networks to organize and users to search — we all know that. But where do […]

  10. Vancouver housing market heats up

    Emma Crawford HampelVan. Courier The number of homes being sold in Greater Vancouver continues to grow while prices are also creeping upward, according to Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data released April 15. A total of 3,572 homes changed hands in March, which is up 4.5 per cent compared with a month prior. The average […]