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  1. Airbnb to include small tourism tax on rentals

    Other The home-sharing company Airbnb has agreed to incorporate in its prices a small tourist tax on rental apartments in Paris — following a request by Paris authorities. In a statement Tuesday, Airbnb said it would collect 0.83 euros ($0.95) per person per day to be paid by lodging tourists from Oct. 1. That’s a […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 30-08-2015
    Real Estate Related

  2. Airbnb to include small tourism tax on rentals

    Other The home-sharing company Airbnb has agreed to incorporate in its prices a small tourist tax on rental apartments in Paris — following a request by Paris authorities. In a statement Tuesday, Airbnb said it would collect 0.83 euros ($0.95) per person per day to be paid by lodging tourists from Oct. 1. That’s a […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 30-08-2015
    Real Estate Related

  3. Condo boom for Toronto says RealNet

    Steve RandallOther Presales data for condos in Toronto suggest that talk of a correction in the market is unfounded. RealNet Canada says that almost 11,000 units were sold in the first half of 2015, the third best year on record. With buyers choosing units nearing completion it’s helped ease the glut of unsold condos, which […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 30-08-2015
    Real Estate Related

  4. OLD IS NOT NECESSARILY OBSOLETE

    Legally Speaking BCREAOther On occasion, buyers become interested in properties that are subject to historical easements, some over one hundred years old. The Property Law Act provides that a court may cancel an easement where the easement is “obsolete.” Some buyers, and occasionally their advisors, assume that anything old must, for that reason alone, be […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 27-08-2015
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  5. How mortgages are done in the future by RBC

    RBC VideosOther Buying your first home shouldn’t be scary. With RBC, it won’t be. Speak to an RBC mortgage specialist today to make buying your home a reality.View the Movie Trailer

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 25-08-2015
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  6. Realtors targeted in real estate audit

    Steve RandallOther The real estate industry is the subject of a money-laundering audit by Canada’s finance intelligence unit Fintrac. The Province reports that the audit has been ongoing for several months and that it could result in fines or even jail for any realtors found to have been under-reporting of large financial transactions and suspicious […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 23-08-2015
    Real Estate Related

  7. Landlords seek ban on Airbnb

    John TenpennyOther An ongoing saga continues to make headlines as a group of landlords in Quebec ask the government to curb the growth of short-term rental services such as Airbnb. The Association des propriétaires d’appartements du Grand Montréal is asking the provincial government to amend the Civil Code and make it illegal to sublet an […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 23-08-2015
    Real Estate Related

  8. A Plunge in China Rattles Markets Across the Globe

    NATHANIEL POPPER and NEIL GOUGHOther Stocks around the world tumbled in volatile trading on Monday, leaving investors to wonder how much government officials can and will do to insulate the global economy from the turmoil. The upheaval in the markets began with another rout in China that drew comparisons to the 1987 crash in the […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 22-08-2015
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  9. Singapore – property price curbs introduced by the government have created a soft landing for Singapore’s housing market

    When will the Singapore market recover? Adrian BishopOther The eight rounds of government cooling measures have hit Singapore’s property market over the last few years, have certainly taken their toll and the bad news for those in the industry is that things are unlikely to get better soon. The measures have seen private property sales […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 22-08-2015
    Real Estate Related

  10. Why confusion reigns over Indonesia’s foreign property rules

    Other Overseas property professionals and buyers have been encouraged by press reports suggesting that Indonesia is considering removing the current price restriction limits on foreign buyers. The media quoted minister of land and spatial planning Ferry Mursyidan Baldan, saying the Indonesian government will not set a minimum value on homes that foreigners could buy as […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 18-08-2015
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