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  1. Chinatown fight over 12-storey condo has deep roots

    Council to decide June 13 on Beedie?s proposal for ?heart of Chinatown? Mike HowellVancouver Courier One of the first stories I wrote when I joined the Courier some 15 years ago was about how merchants and business organizations wanted to revitalize Chinatown. It was dying, they said. The reasons were many, including development of large-scale […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    30-05-2017
    Real Estate Related

  2. Proposed 12 storey condo at 105 Keefer Street is feared to change Chinatown

    Proposed condo at the centre of battle between preservationists and those who want change Douglas QuanThe Province In this city of towering glass, it could easily have been overlooked as “just another condo.” But a proposed 12-storey condominium in the heart of Vancouver’s iconic Chinatown has stoked a red-hot debate unseen in this city for […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    28-05-2017
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  3. Opal 438 West King Edward a seniors development with 43 condos and 56 rentals by Element Lifestyle Retirement

    Vancouver housing project allows people to age in place Kevin GriffinThe Province A development on the west side of Vancouver is among the new kinds of housing projects aimed at accommodating an aging population. Unlike some seniors’ housing complexes that restricts residents to 55 and older, the Opal development at 438 West King Edward has […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    28-05-2017
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  4. Court sides with agent in client legal dispute

    Justin da RosaREP The case settled a tricky matter of disclosure between a selling agent and a client. In a BC Supreme Court case, a former client alleged the selling agent withheld pertinent market information that led to the sellers receiving substantially less money for the sale of their home. The sellers had listed with […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    28-05-2017
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  5. Effective bylaws require a great deal of legal know-how

    Establishing effective and enforceable restrictions requires legal expertise Tony GioventuThe Province Published: May 25, 201 Dear Tony: We are at war with our strata council. Ever since we became owners in 2015, it has continued to harass us over a parking debacle.  We obtained a Form B Info Certificate and were advised we had been […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    25-05-2017
    Strata Information

  6. The Ridge at Burke Mountain 1425 Strawline Hill Street Coquitlam 49 single famly homes by Foxridge Homes

    The Ridge?s soaring, spacious design won a Georgie for best single-family detached home Mary Frances HillThe Province The Ridge at Burke Mountain Where:  1425 Strawline Hill St., Coquitlam What: 49 single-family homes near well-developed trail systems, many municipal amenities, stores and restaurants at Coquitlam Centre, David Lam campus of Douglas College, and with access to the […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    25-05-2017
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  7. Bank of Canada makes interest rate announcement

    REP The Bank of Canada is sticking with its trendsetting interest rate of 0.5 per cent, saying uncertainties continue to overshadow the economy’s stronger-than-expected start to the year. In explaining its decision Wednesday to hold the rate, the central bank once again highlighted weak wage growth and the softening rate for underlying inflation as examples […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    24-05-2017
    Real Estate Related

  8. We?re missing something on housing affordability says new report

    Steve RandallREP Housing affordability requires a broader approach and new thinking according to a new report. The Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis says that there is no ‘silver bullet’ solution for housing affordability and those who suggest there is either “have an agenda” or do not understand the complexity of the issues. The report tackles […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    24-05-2017
    Real Estate Related

  9. Sales of new high-rise homes double 10-year average in GTA

    Steve RandallREP Sales of new homes in the Greater Toronto Area gained 24 per cent year-over-year in the first four months of 2017 as the number of high-rise sales surged. Data from the Altus Group shows that there were 17,977 sales of which 4,878 were low rise homes (down 34 per cent from a year […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    22-05-2017
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  10. Securities panel fines real estate developer Brendan Schouw $125,000 for fraud

    Mortgage Broker News A British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) levied on Thursday a $125,000 fine on a Vancouver real estate developer for fraud. He was also directed to pay a disgorgement order of $74,612. Earlier this year, a BSBC panel found that Brendan Schouw spent nearly $75,000 of an investor’s money on his personal mortgage […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    22-05-2017
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