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  1. Six Key Things to Consider Before Buying Your Family Home

    What you loved in your first home might not work with a growing family. Local agent (and mom of two) Lindsie Tomlinson explains what you need to consider Lindsie Tomlinson Other There comes a time in every parent’s life when the home they have loved for years suddenly feels too small. It may happen with […]

  2. Will Bitcoin replace mortgage lenders?

    Steve RandallOther The Canadian Senate has issued a report that regulation of growing digital currencies such as Bitcoin, should be done with a “light touch”. Those who have already fallen in love with virtual currencies enthuse about them wildly and believe they have a strong future in real estate transactions. For many of us though […]

  3. Renewed calls for data on foreign property investors

    Steve RandallOther The topic never goes away for long; the effect of foreign investors on Canada’s property market, particularly homes in Vancouver and Toronto. The debate is currently a hot political issue between Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and BC Premier Christy Clark but while there is debate on how much of an impact foreign investors […]

  4. Phil Soper, Gurinder Sandhu on the Zoocasa closing

    Danny KucharskyOther The shutdown of Zoocasa should come as no surprise because it was operating with a business model that was unsustainable, say top executives at Canada’s largest real estate brokerages. “We thought (the closure) was inevitable,” says Gurinder Sandhu, executive vice-president, regional director at Re/Max Integra. “The industry benefits from business models that add […]

  5. Gap between low and high-rise homes widens in Toronto

    Steve RandallOther The cost of land in Toronto is widening the gap between prices of houses and condos in the city. A report from the Building Industry and Land Development Association shows that, while the average cost of a condo is much the same as last year, at $440,463, the cost of a low-rise home, […]

  6. Another Zoocasa? Yellow pages online service picking up where Zoocasa left

    Jordan MaxwellOther A wave of new digital services designed to make the home-buying process easier is drawing criticism from agents concerned the offerings undermine their businesses. “They are no longer relevant to consumers seeking real estate contact information,” said Corrie Holiday, a broker manager with ReMax Chay Realty. Inc. Yellow Pages is among those players, […]

  7. Trapp-Holbrook 702 Columbia Street New Westminster 196 homes in 20-storey tower by The Salient Group

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  8. Dunbar: Vancouver’s hottest flipping market

    Average house prices in Dunbar rose 9.1 per cent in past year Frank O’BrienVan. Courier Approximately 20 per cent of Vancouver detached-housing sales can be defined as flips — the buying and selling of a property in less than 12 months — and Dunbar is the city’s hottest flipping market. Dunbar, an established West Side […]

  9. BC home Sales Continue at Brisk Pace

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  10. Developer predicts surge in construction of homes for senior

    Steve RandallOther Construction in one property sector is about to surge, according to developer Luc Maurice. The Quebec builder says that he expects the building of homes for seniors to see large increases in the coming years and to be valued at around $3 billion per year.  Maurice’s comments come as the Canada Mortgage and […]