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  1. 8 Essential Questions to Ask at an Open House

    This invaluable checklist will make sure you don?t miss any red flags or opportunities Mariko BaergREW  If you’re in the market for a new home, there are a lot of things that you need to keep track of during your home searching journey. Purchasing a home is an endless checklist of questions that both you […]

  2. How smart will smartphones get? A look at the exciting , and worrisome, possibilities

    Ian BaileyThe Globe and Mail Let’s say it’s 2029, and your new smartphone has detected a pattern in the use of your Starbucks app. Every time you have a meeting with your boss, you immediately stress-drink a Venti extra sweet, double-shot caramel macchiato with whipped cream. The phone might just start preordering that drink for […]

  3. President can’t have total control at meeting

    Avoid confusion, challenges to meeting procedures Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: Our strata corporation held their annual meeting last week and we were bogged down in simple meeting procedures with the meeting being terminated by the chair and no business conducted. Unfortunately, our strata president is a control freak and insisted he was in control […]

  4. Latimer Heights 8207 202B Street Langley approximately 2000 homes of different types by Vesta Properties

    Vesta Properties? Latimer Heights to comprise a grand-scale community Simon BriaultThe Province No doubt the most striking thing about Latimer Heights, a master-planned development in Langley by Vesta Properties, is the sheer scale of the project. This is community building on a grand scale, involving generous amounts of green space, office space, retail outlets and […]

  5. Vancouver launches new online tools to help speed up building

    The Regulation Redesign project is an effort to streamline various rules and guidelines that govern developments Steve RandallCanadian Real Estate Wealth The City of Vancouver has updated its suite of tools relating to building permit regulations with the aim of speeding up the process. The project to improve clarity and simplify the regulations was launched […]

  6. Long overdue beneficial ownership registry would curb money laundering

    Anonymity and invisibility could be reduced by implementing a publicly accessible registry Neil SharmaMortgage Broker News Canada lacks a publicly accessible ownership registry—a major reason money launderers exploit real estate to conceal ill-gotten gains—but that could change by month’s end in British Columbia. After extensive consultations, the B.C. NDP introduced a motion to implement a […]

  7. CoStar Group takes commercial sector by storm

    CoStar the go-to source for commercial real estate Neil SharmaREP The commercial real estate sector sometimes gets short-shrifted when it comes to accessing data—unlike the residential sector which enjoys copious quantities from all corners—but one technology and analytics company is changing that. CoStar Group,  founded in the United States over three decades ago, has grown […]

  8. Things to consider when helping children buy a home

    A gift or a loan from bank of mom and dad Neil SharmaCanadian Real Estate Wealth As the bank of mom and dad’s popularity shows nary a sign of abating, there are crucial things for parents helping their children become homeowners to consider. Chief among them, says Jason Davenport, branch manager of Meridian Credit Union […]

  9. BoC will cut interest rates twice this year says Capital Economics

    Poloz to cut interest rates due to the downturn in market Steve RandallCanadian Real Estate Wealth The Bank of Canada will make two interest rate cuts during 2019 according to Capital Economics. That’s because BoC governor Stephen Poloz may have underestimated the downturn in the housing market and the wider impact to the economy, senior […]

  10. West Vancouver has been hit hardest by the housing market correction

    West Vancouver takes biggest hit in real estate Josh Shermanother Metro Vancouver’s housing market is undergoing a correction, and some areas have been hit far harder than others. A new Zoocasa study of Metro Vancouver shows how 15 neighbourhoods are faring in an environment of depressed demand that has become the new reality in what […]