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  1. Real Estate Council of B.C. requires photo ID for applications after exam deception

    The Real Estate Council of B.C. is making changes to crack down on agents trying to game their procedures Michael MuiThe Vancouver Sun The Real Estate Council of B.C. is requiring government photo ID checks during licence applications for the first time after discovering an agent who scored 90 per cent on his licensing exam […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    04-08-2016
    Real Estate Related

  2. More high-tech = easier to steal

    Thieves can take your car in seconds, and some automakers don?t care David BoothThe Province This is all that an enterprising young — and digital-savvy — car thief has to do to steal your new, high-tech, it’s-computerized-so-it’s-got-to-be-luxury sedan. First, follow you into your favourite chic little boîte, wait for you to get nice and comfy […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    04-08-2016
    Technology Related Articles

  3. Oak + Park 7600 Oak Street 40 townhouses by Alabaster Homes

    Simplicity within the home and exterior offers a ?modern classic? feel Mary Frances HillThe Province Oak + Park What: 7600 Oak Street Project size: 40 townhomes Residence sizes and prices: 3-bed + den + flex, 1,280 — 1,732 square feet, from $1,250,000 Developer and builder  Alabaster Homes Sales centre: 301 — 1788 W. Broadway Phone: 604-558-5851 […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    03-08-2016
    Real Estate Related

  4. Realtor rallies East Vancouver homeowners for $25-million land deal

    A strip of family homes in East Vancouver has become a $25-million dream, forming two land assemblies on a street the city says it has no plans to rezone. Nick EaglandThe Vancouver Sun Between the 2500-2600 block of Renfrew Street, 10 homes, most of them two-storey “Vancouver Specials,” are listed at $2.5 million each, more than double […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    03-08-2016
    Real Estate Related

  5. Tales of a Vancouver luxury broker in a transformed market

    Foreign property tax will have no effect on affordability Ephraim Vecina Mortgage Broker News Vancouver’s real estate boom has attracted a profusion of wealthy buyers eager to get their share of the market’s enormous gains, but by all accounts, the past decade has seen the focus shift to rich foreigners as the prime movers in […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    03-08-2016
    Real Estate Related

  6. Forms can help dispute claims

    FINANCES: Stratas must disclose details on Form F Payment Certificate Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: In order for us to sell our condo, our strata recently forced us to pay $1,500 in fines for an alteration that we did not make to the exterior of our condo; it was made by a previous owner and […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    03-08-2016
    Strata Information

  7. Foreign buyers tax fallout seals thousands of deals, sinks others: realtors

    Metro Vancouver realtors are saying deals are collapsing because of the new 15 per cent tax on foreign home buyers JEFF LEE,, CHERYL CHAN, and ROB SHAW The Vancouver Sun Realtors and lawyers desperate to get in under the deadline filed a record-setting 15,000 property transfer applications on Thursday and Friday, the last business days before B.C.’s […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    02-08-2016
    Real Estate Related

  8. Metro Vancouver home sales plunge in July

    July home sales fell 18.9% compared to year previous and 26.7% from last month Glen Korstrom Vancouver Courier Home sales in Metro Vancouver fell 18.9% in July, compared with the same month a year ago, and 26.7%, compared with June, according to statistics that the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver released August 3. Prices, […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    02-08-2016
    Real Estate Related

  9. Mike Stewart Vancouver agent under investigation for advocating tax evasion

    Vancouver agent under investigation for advocating tax evasion Ephraim VecinaCanadian Real Estate Wealth A Vancouver-based industry professional is now being investigated by the Real Estate Council of British Columbia after supposedly advising his clients on how to successfully go around the province’s newly imposed 15 per cent foreign buyer’s tax. Real estate agent Mike Stewart […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    02-08-2016
    Real Estate Related

  10. NDP demand probe of real estate agent’s knowledge of B.C. foreign property tax

    The government told the press they were looking at slowing foreign investment in BC on multiple occasions Mortgage Broker News British Columbia’s New Democrat housing critic is calling for an investigation into whether a prominent Vancouver real estate agent and B.C. Liberal government insider had advance knowledge of a controversial new tax on foreign property […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    02-08-2016
    Real Estate Related

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