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  1. 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 […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    16-04-2015
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  2. BC Home Sales Post Strongest March in Eight Years

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    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    16-04-2015
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  3. 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. […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    16-04-2015
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  4. 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 […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    16-04-2015
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  5. 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 […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    14-04-2015
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  6. 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 […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    14-04-2015
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  7. Vancouver NOT Most Expensive Canadian City for First-Time Home Buyers: Study

    Price difference in Genworth Canada survey may be explained by Vancouver’s high proportion of condos bought as entry point into the market Joannah Connolly Other Despite being Canada’s most expensive real estate market in general, Vancouver was second to another major city in terms of how much first-time home buyers spend on a property, according […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    13-04-2015
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  8. Finance Minister Joe Oliver – No action needed on housing market

    Jordan MaxwellOther Finance Minister Joe Oliver got the bad news on the economy as he met with private sector economists to discuss Canada’s outlook in advance of the April 21 budget, according to an article in the Toronto Star. Oliver said the government has no intention at the moment of moving to cool off the […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    13-04-2015
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  9. Troubling precedent for your pre-build clients

    Olivia D’OrazioOther A court decision coming last month could see some of your clients forfeit their rights as homeowners, making it less attractive for them to sell their property. An appeal case brought before the Ontario Divisional Court in March was eventually lost when a homeowner (the appellant) learned that her claim against the homebuilder’s […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    13-04-2015
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  10. Housing starts in this province were up 83%

    Jennifer PatersonOther Housing starts in one province have increased by 83 per cent year-over-year, according to new figures. In Ontario, the seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of urban starts were 4,485 in March 2015, a significant increase on the 2,456 urban starts in March 2014. Across the country, the SAAR of urban starts also increased […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    10-04-2015
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