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  1. CREA releases monthly housing stats

    REP The hot real estate market in Toronto and the surrounding areas helped push home sales up last month to their highest mark in nearly a year. The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales though its MLS system hit their highest level since last April, gaining 5.2 per cent in February compared to January. […]

  2. The Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate

    Fed rate decision comes in Martin CrutsingerCanadian Real Estate Wealth The Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate for the second time in three months and signalled that any further hikes this year will be gradual. The move Wednesday reflects a consistently solid U.S. economy and will likely mean higher rates on some consumer […]

  3. Can the recent mortgage rules be reversed?

    Justin da Rosa Mortgage Broker News Gary Mauris, president of Dominion Lending Centres has been hard at work educating the government about just how disastrous last October’s mortgage rule changes have been for potential home buyers.  And he hopes his efforts will lead to a reversal or, at the very least, tweaks to some of […]

  4. Architect transformed communities worldwide

    Business wizard was a calm philosopher who meditated daily, juggled obligations STEPHEN HUMEThe Vancouver Sun Visionary artist, calm philosopher who meditated every day — even while juggling complex obligations that involved hundreds of millions of dollars — business wizard, respected by all as a kind, decent man, his stunning architecture marked the world. Bing Thom’s astonishing, […]

  5. Navio at the Creek 1678 / 1688 Pullman Porter Street Vancouver 177 homes in two concrete buildings of 12 and 14 storeys by Concert Development

    Residents of Concert?s NAV?O at The Creek will overlook parkland and be but steps from the seawall Michael BernardThe Vancouver Sun   Many people reaching retirement look forward to downsizing to a quiet place in the Okanagan or on Vancouver Island. Not the Joe Frank family. Ten years ago, the Surrey elementary school principal built […]

  6. 3D virtual reality listings are here now

    Boutique brokerage launches, focuses on technology Justin da RosaREP The industry’s newest brokerage is the first of its kind, offering a virtual reality experience for its clients “Virtual reality is a powerful new tool that allows buyers to feel like they are actually walking through the property and effectively permits the seller’s home to become […]

  7. Chinese home buyers aren?t primarily after profit in Canada, survey says

    Ephraim VecinaREP While enterprising real estate investors from overseas have gained notoriety as the boogeymen responsible for home price growth, a survey released earlier this week found an unexpected reason among Chinese buyers for getting into the Canadian housing market. The results of the survey jointly conducted by Juwai.com and Sotheby’s International Realty Canada revealed […]

  8. 3 Civic Plaza 13483 103rd Avenue Surrey BC. 55 storeys with 349 units by Century Group

    The luxury condominium tower with hotel amenities ? including room service ? is located in the heart of Surrey City Centre JODIE WARRENThe Province Local developers such as Century Group are experiencing unprecedented demand for urbanstyle homes – the result of an ongoing shortage of new product in the region. “The condominium and townhome markets […]

  9. Good planning key to budget

    It?s OK if multiple financial ideas are presented Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: Our strata sent out notice of the annual general meeting in February with three separate budgets. One has no increases in fees and less than $10 a door going into our contingency each month; the second has a modest five-per-cent increase in […]

  10. Bellevue 2289 Bellevue Avenue West Vancouver BC 35 homes in a 16 storey tower by Cressey Developments

    Drawing the eye to waterfront view Mary Frances HillThe Province Bellevue Where: 2289 Bellevue Avenue, West Vancouver What: 35 units in a 16-storey boutique building on the western edge of Ambleside, West Vancouver; includes a twostorey amenities building Developer and builder: Cressey Development Group Residence sizes and prices: Two and three bedrooms, 1,954 – 3,900 […]