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  1. BC Supreme Court approves city rezoning to allow West End rental tower

    Glen KorstromVan. Courier B.C. Supreme Court on February 16 ruled that the City of Vancouver’s proposed rezoning of a site on Pendrell Street near Denman Street is OK to proceed. That opens the doors for Westbank to build a proposed 21-storey, 178-unit market-rental tower. Six West End residents had tried to block the project by […]

  2. BC budget offers new-home buyers big incentives

    Jen St. DenisVan. Courier In a bid to make housing within reach of more people, the B.C. government will give a big tax break to buyers of new homes worth up to $750,000. The property transfer tax exemption, included in today’s 2016 provincial budget, will apply to newly constructed housing, including detached homes, townhomes, condos, […]

  3. BC drops home tax to stimulate building in tough to get into housing market

    REPOther British Columbia introduced tax changes in its provincial budget Tuesday to help buyers and builders of new homes valued up to $750,000, while targeting people able to afford properties priced above $2 million. Housing policy experts and the NDP panned the tax measures as inadequate, saying bolder action was needed to help young people […]

  4. BC Real Estate Council hits back at media claims

    Steve RandallOther Reports in some media outlets regarding the number of investigations into realtors in British Columbia have been inaccurate according to the BC Real Estate Council. In a statement it says “The Council wishes to correct reports in the media regarding the numbers of investigations conducted and discipline orders issued over the past year.” It goes […]

  5. Turf war reaches new heights in Vancouver?s West End

    One co-op?s land value skyrockets by 95 per cent in one year, leaving residents shaking their heads JOANNE LEE-YOUNGOther The West End is turning into the latest front in the turf wars over residential land in Vancouver. As city planners opt for allowing higher-density to deal with soaring prices for single-family homes, their solution can […]

  6. These renters were hit hardest by the financial crisis

    Patrick ClarkOther The financial crisis turned a lot of Americans into renters, because they couldn’t keep paying their mortgage, or because high unemployment and stagnant wages in the ensuing years forced them to put off home ownership. A new report from real estate website Trulia seeks to identify the groups that lost the most purchase on […]

  7. Various considerations for assignment sales

    Ephraim VecinaOther Assignment sales, wherein properties are sold and resold, have seen increased popularity in Canada and many other markets worldwide. While it has proven to be attractive for enterprising sellers and realtors, however, it has also raised allegations of fraud among its practitioners. Not helping matters is the fact that a considerable number of […]

  8. Who decides the consequences when someone violates the strata bylaws

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  9. What’s involved in selling a strata property

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  10. Lougheed Heights 515 Foster Avenue Coquitlam 334 homes in a 36-storey tower by Bosa Properties

    celebrates official launch with Grand Openint Other Download Document