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  1. New Home Construction Investment in BC Up 13.3%: StatCan

    Growth in BC’s new housing investment far outpacing Canadian average, which is dragged down by declines in other provinces Joannah Connolly Other BC residential construction investment was up 13.3 per cent year over year to nearly $643 million in March, according to Statistics Canada data released May 21. The province’s growth was only enough to […]

  2. Realtor referrals challenge consumer protection

    Justin da RosaOther Complaining about one bank’s Realtor referral program goes deeper than just cutting into potential broker business, according to one industry player. “It’s a free economy and you can’t stop people from doing business; the problem is innocent homebuyers – often first time homebuyers – are being advised to go to the bank,” […]

  3. Finance minister addresses housing bubble fears #LesTwarog

    Olivia D’OrazioOther Canada’s finance minister says the country’s real estate market has avoided the so-called bubble, with many markets already experiencing a soft landing. Speaking at a private event on Wednesday, Finance Minister Joe Oliver said the government isn’t expected to change any guidelines in an effort to cool off the few hot markets remaining. […]

  4. Government intervention unlikely in Vancouver real estate market

    Buying and selling homes is big business in B.C. Mike KlassenVan. Courier If you have noticed a persistent ringing in your ears lately, take heart as we all are hearing it. It is the sound of government cash registers as they rake in revenue from Vancouver’s record-breaking real estate market. What you will certainly not […]

  5. What Price to Offer in Multiple Offers

    SuzeOther This is a question coming up from our real estate coaching clients a lot in both Toronto and Vancouver so I thought we would address it for everyone. Offer too little and poof – the house is sold to someone else. Offer too much and your client is left with this feeling of dread […]

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  7. ‘Serial’ tenants wreak havoc

    Jennifer PatersonOther The litany of sins committed by so-called “serial” tenants continue to hurt landlords and still those offenders get away with it. “The ‘serial’ abusers – tenants who knowingly victimize one landlord and then go on to another and another – are of particular concern,” said David Hutniak of LandlordBC. These types of tenants […]

  8. Will housing market slow as Newfoundland and Labrador slips into recession?

    Jamie HenryOther A new report by BMO Nesbitt Burns suggests that Newfoundland and Labrador could slip into a shallow recession this year with Alberta on the borderline. The outlook is for NL to see negative growth of 0.5 per cent as the province suffers from the weakened oil industry. Alberta is expected to be flat […]

  9. Ottawa’s commercial market showing recovery

    Jamie HenryOther The commercial real estate market in Ottawa is improving, according to a new report from Colliers International. Its latest transactional report, covering Q1 2015, shows that there was a 12 per cent increase in sales volume year-over-year. Industrial assets achieved a 120 per cent rise in the number of sales and overall transactional […]

  10. MP calls for data on foreign ownership

    Jamie HenryOther Kennedy Stewart, the MP for Burnaby, has once again called for a housing study to be conducted by government agencies and for these to include data on foreign ownership. Stewart says that CMHC and Statistics Canada need to do the work as cities don’t have the time and resources to do so. Speaking […]