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  1. Greater Toronto Area home sales plummet 20.3% last month

    REP The Toronto Real Estate Board says home sales in the Greater Toronto Area plunged last month by 20.3 per cent as prices continued to climb. The board says the average selling price for all properties in May was $863,910, an increase of 14.9 per cent from the same month last year. Sales of detached […]

  2. Park Boulevard 9887 Whalley Boulevard Surrey 419 homes in a 41 storey tower by Concord Pacific

    Concord Pacific?s Park Boulevard to rise 41 storeys above an evolving city centre Simon BriaultThe Vancouver Sun Park Boulevard Project location: 9887 Whalley Boulevard Project size: 419 homes in a 41-storey tower. 1 bed starting at approx. 529 sq. ft.; 2 bedroom starting at approx. 647 sq. ft., 3 bedroom starting at approx. 1,015 sq. […]

  3. Home sales in Greater Vancouver return to near-record levels in May

    Stephanie IpThe Vancouver Sun Avocado toast be damned. Home sales bounced back to nearly record levels across the Greater Vancouver area in May, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver’s latest numbers. Residential home sales hit 4,364 last month, just 8.5 per cent down from May 2016, which saw an all-time record 4,769 […]

  4. Ontario passes real estate legislation

    Steve RandallREP The Ontario government has passed its Budget Measures Act which brings in new laws to tackle housing affordability. The measures include a 15 per cent non-resident speculation tax targeting certain foreign buyers in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, including corporations and trusts. The tax applies to all residential properties bought in the region from […]

  5. Vancouver home prices heading towards record levels again

    REP The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales across the region returned to near record levels in May. The board says residential property sales totalled 4,364 in May, a leap of 22.8 per cent over the 3,553 homes sold one month earlier. May’s numbers are about 10 per cent lower than sales […]

  6. May Home Sales Surge in Metro Vancouver

    Joannah Connolly REW A new record for home prices was set last month as buyer activity rebounded to near-record levels, according to Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) figures published June 2. Sales rose nearly 23% compared with the previous month, and were only 8.5% behind those of May 2016, which remains the busiest […]

  7. Are you in compliance with the Anti-Spam Law?

    Darci LaRocqueother There is no one above the law. It may sound and feel so cliché but it is the truth. With information being passed along different medium these days, most noticeably, electronic communication – social media, emails and the likes, it is easy to make a mistake and break the law! Recent technological advancements […]

  8. Real estate market uncertainty is forcing appraisers to take a second look

    Uncertainty forcing real estate appraisers to take a second look Garry MarrThe Vancouver Sun The potential for rapidly dropping prices in southern Ontario is forcing appraisers to have a second look at properties they have already assessed to see how much the market has shifted. Claudio Polito, a Toronto appraiser and principal owner of Cross-town […]

  9. Use reasonable tests to measure strength of strata bylaws

    Discretionary bylaws a headache Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: We have a quirky bylaw that leaves the decision-making on the permission of pets up to the council. The bylaw says: “Subject to the approval of the strata council, an owner is entitled to one cat, one dog or cage of birds.” This has always seemed […]

  10. Eleven West 2655 Maple Street 10 homes in a 7 storey building by Nadeau Developments

    Eleven West blends the old with new Mary Frances HillThe Province Eleven West Where: 2655 Maple St. What: 10 condos and townhomes in a boutique development, alongside a renovation of an on-site structure, built in 1929. Residence sizes and prices:  Two one-bedroom-and-den artist studios, two two-bedroom townhomes, one three-bedroom townhome, five three-bedroom condos; 815 — 1,973 square feet, […]