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  1. Canadian real estate prices falling the fastest globally

    Ephraim VecinaMortgage Broker News In its latest data release, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas noted that Canadian real estate prices have shown its sharpest rate of decline in Q3 2017, a marked contrast to the situation just a few months ago when the Canadian housing market boasted of the fastest rising prices. The Dallas […]

  2. Condos keeping red-hot real estate market stoked

    CMHC housing outlook classifies Metro Vancouver as vulnerable to volatility Derrick PennerThe Province Metro Vancouver’s real estate market remains classified as highly vulnerable to volatility at the start of 2018 due to an overheating in condo sales in some corners and overvaluation of prices that continue to defy local fundamentals, the Canada Mortgage and Housing […]

  3. Fed makes interest rate decision

    Craig Torres and Christopher CondonCanadian Real Estate Wealth Federal Reserve officials, meeting for the last time under Chair Janet Yellen, left borrowing costs unchanged while adding emphasis to their plan for more hikes, setting the stage for an increase in March under her successor Jerome Powell. “The committee expects that economic conditions will evolve in […]

  4. Oakridge Centre to become ‘cultural hub’

    Westbank Corp. and QuadREAL on Monday unveiled a plan to transform the Oakridge Centre. Joanne Lee-Young The Vancouver Sun Westbank Corp. and QuadREAL say their plan for the Oakridge Centre mall, seen in an artist?s rendering, includes creating community learning spaces. WEST BANK CORP. They hailed the vision as more than a revamped shopping centre […]

  5. Women have become real estate industry’s biggest drivers

    Neil SharmaREP While some industries are slow to change and reflect predominant social mores, the real estate industry is not one of them.  On the consumer side, there are more single women buying homes than ever before, but the shift is also apparent among the ranks of real estate professionals. According to Liza Rogers, founder […]

  6. Although cautious, BoC’s rate hikes will still incite ripples ? DLC’s Cooper

    Ephraim VecinaREP While the Bank of Canada’s latest increase in its overnight interest rate was a move marked with characteristic caution, a combination of existing factors means that the hike will still make significant waves in the nation’s economic engine, according to Dr. Sherry Cooper of the Dominion Lending Centres. The BoC’s decision to increase […]

  7. Bristol Heights 30930 Westridge Place abbotsford 195 townhomes by Polygon Bristol Heights Homes

    Bristol Heights the final townhome addition to Polygon?s Westerleigh development in Abbotsford Simon Briault The Vancouver Sun Bristol Heights Project location: 30930 Westridge Place, Abbotsford Project size: 195 townhomes of two and three bedrooms, ranging in size from 1,250 to 2,200 square feet, with prices starting in the mid-$400,000 range Developer: Polygon Bristol Heights Homes […]

  8. Detailed minutes key to tracking bylaw enforcement

    For enforcement, it?s all about details Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: After reading your column last week about collections, our council requested a copy of our current receivables from our property manager. We were horrified when we went through the list to discover we have no backup decisions, minutes, support or knowledge of a number […]

  9. Creston 52 homes at 715 West 15th Street North Vancouver by Pennyfarthing Homes

    Pennyfarthins?s Creston has a look that speaks to its surroundings Mary Frances HillThe Province Creston What: 52 homes Where: 715 West 15th St., North Vancouver Residence sizes and prices: Available homes have two and three bedrooms, from 926 to 1,208 sq. ft., starting in the mid-$700,000s Developer and builder: Pennyfarthing Homes Sales centre address: 108 — […]

  10. City unveils massive plan for Northeast False Creek

    Huge plan for Northeast False Creek unveiled John MackieThe Province The city of Vancouver released its much-ballyhooed “final plan” for Northeast False Creek Wednesday, and it’s massive — 174 pages long. If everything works out as planned, the plan will lay the foundation for a new waterfront neighbourhood with 10,000 to 12,000 residents. Many will […]