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  1. Numbers in depreciation reports are simply estimates

    Depreciation reports just estimates Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: Our strata corporation has a depreciation report that projected our roof replacement in 2017 at $95,000. We hired a licensed roofing inspector and had the roofing project put out for bids. The lowest bid we received was for $155,000, plus we need some funds for the […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    24-08-2017
    Strata Information

  2. Mirabel two buildings at 1345 Davie with a total of 149 homes by Marcon Developments

    Mirabel takes its inspiration from its West End location Mary Frances HillThe Province Mirabel at English Bay Where: 1345 Davie Street, Vancouver What: Two neighbouring 18- and 19-storey buildings comprising 149 units; 105 two-bedroom and eight three-bedroom, 36 studio/one-bedroom/one-bedroom and den, plus 68 social housing units that will be owned by the City of Vancouver Residence sizes and prices:  […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    24-08-2017
    Real Estate Related

  3. Privacy commissioner to query whether landlords violate tenant privacy

    Prospective tenants? privacy queried Derrick Penner The Province B.C.’s acting Information and Privacy Commissioner is moving to crack down on landlords that invade the privacy of prospective tenants through rental applications that ask too many questions, the agency said Wednesday. Acting commissioner Drew McArthur called for an investigation into what questions major landlords and public […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    24-08-2017
    Real Estate Related

  4. Weaver pushes foreign-buyer ban for B.C. farmland

    NDP must send message that ?speculation will end sooner, rather than later,? says Green leader Sam Cooper The Province B.C.’s government must fight raging land speculation by banning non-resident purchases of B.C. farmland and extending a residential foreign-buyer tax across the province, Green party Leader Andrew Weaver said Tuesday. In an interview, Weaver said the […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    22-08-2017
    Real Estate Related

  5. Vancouver Holds On in World’s Top 3 Most Liveable Cities

    Joannah Connolly REW Cost of housing hasn?t damaged city?s ranking, although its points have slipped slightly in Economist report Despite its points sliding slightly, Vancouver has held onto its third-place ranking for the seventh consecutive year in what is arguably the most-respected global liveable cities chart. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) placed Vancouver third under […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    22-08-2017
    Real Estate Related

  6. Vancouver residential sale prices reach mind-boggling heights

    Ephraim VecinaCanadian Real Estate Wealth While home sales volume growth in Vancouver seems to have abated somewhat in recent months, demand for the city’s residential land does not appear to be petering out any time soon, with a single-family home near Cambie Street and 35th Avenue having just been listed for an eye-popping $11 million. […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    22-08-2017
    Real Estate Related

  7. Thinking of Buying a Leasehold Property? Read This First

    Atrina KouroshniaREW If you live here in Vancouver I certainly don’t need to tell you the issues plaguing us: soaring home prices, an inadequate supply of smaller units, too many water-damaged pairs of boots. But as they say, necessity is the mother of all invention. Which is exactly how I found myself working more Prepaid […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    22-08-2017
    Real Estate Related

  8. Tighter lending restrictions could hit first-timers hardest

    Steve RandallREP The proposals to tighten mortgage insurance underwriting practices could damage affordability especially for first time buyers according to the real estate association in British Columbia. OSFI began a consultation period for changes to its Guideline B-20 in July with three key proposals: Requiring a qualifying stress test for all uninsured mortgages; Requiring that […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    20-08-2017
    Real Estate Related

  9. CastleRock on Lake Windermere 4254 Castlestone Boulevard Invermere a master planned community on 306 acres by CastleRock Estates Development Corp

    Year-round recreation on offer at CastleRock Michael BernardThe Vancouver Sun CastleRock on Lake Windermere Project Address: 4254 Castlestone Blvd., Invermere Project Scope:  A master-planned community of fully serviced lots and homes on 306 acres overlooking Lake Windermere in the Columbia Valley in B.C.’s East Kootenay Prices: Prices for lots, averaging one-quarter acre, from $79,000. Lot and home built by […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    19-08-2017
    Real Estate Related

  10. Foster Martin 334 homes in three towers at 1484 Martin Street White Rock by Landmark Premiere Properties

    Foster Martin development poised to bring new energy to community?s town centre Simon BraultThe Vancouver Sun Foster Martin Project location: 1484 Martin Street Project size: 334 homes in three towers, one to four bedrooms ranging from 806 to 3,748 square feet. Prices range from the mid-$500,000s up to more than $6 million Developer: Landmark Premiere […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    19-08-2017
    Real Estate Related

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