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  1. 30-year lease touted as alternative to luxury purchase

    Long-term leases for luxury homes Neil SharmaCanadian Real Estate Wealth Long-term residential leases aren’t popular in North America like they are in other parts of the world, but a Vancouver-based company endeavours to change that. With Eventide, Deecorp Properties is offering a three-unit luxury boutique condominium on the sunniest part of the downtown peninsula. The […]

  2. Coquitlam realtor faces discipline over unexpected $17K roof assessment

    Realtor was reprimanded for failing to review strata documents Gary McKenna Western Investor Days after moving in, the purchaser of a townhouse unit in Port Moody received a welcome package from the strata council stating that a vote on roof replacement options would take place at the annual general meeting on Dec. 15. | File […]

  3. First-Time Home Buyers Incentive – What Does it Really Mean?

    Professionals waiting for more details on FTHBI Kara KuryllowiczREW Will the First-Time Home Buyers Incentive (FTHBI) really help Canadians that are ready to commit to a home of their very own? Put that question to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation representatives and they’ll tell you it helps make homes more affordable. Ask mortgage brokers in […]

  4. Squamish Nation to build 3000 rental units by Burrard street bridge in Vancouver

    Squamish Nation to undertake new development in Vancouver Ephraim VecinaMortgage Broker News Squamish Nation has announced its plans to begin the development of one of Canada’s largest Indigenous urban developments, slated to arise beside Vancouver’s Burrard Street Bridge. While still in its formative stages, the project will aim to build a complex offering approximately 3,000 […]

  5. Slower market is a positive for Fraser Valley affordability

    Fraser Valley sales up from March Steve RandallREP The Fraser Valley continues to be a slower-than-usual housing market but there are some positives. Sales in April were down 19% year-over-year to 1,383, although that was an increase of 13.3% from March according to MLS data from the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. While it was […]

  6. Article about the contractors and suppliers below, we do not get paid a referral from any of them

    Referrals and conflict of interest Jeff SternREM There is a wide array of professional services home buyers and sellers use during the buying and selling processes. Lenders and lawyers are the ones people are most familiar with. There are also home inspectors, insurance brokers and home stagers, to name a few. Historically, real estate brokerages have been […]

  7. Far less homes were sold last year due to B-20

    B-20 pulled down national sales Ephraim VecinaCanadian Real Estate Wealth Initially meant as a strong policy intervention against red-hot home price growth in Canada’s most in-demand markets, B-20 was responsible for around 40,000 fewer transactions across the country (on a year-over-year basis) during Q4 2018, according to Toronto-Dominion economists. In a client note last week, […]

  8. Cedar Walk at Lelem an 18 storey tower on Acadia Road University Endowment Lands by Polygon Homes

    Polygon?s Cedar Walk at Lelem launches new Musqueam community at UBC Barbara GunnThe Vancouver Sun Lelem means “home” in the language of the Musqueam, but as Doug Avis explains it, it can convey so much more. Davis is vice-president, real estate, for the Musqueam Capital Corporation, the economic development arm of the Musqueam Indian Band, […]

  9. Wondering what sells in Vancouver’s slower market?

    REW has historical data on sales and listings throughout the Lower Mainland REW REW has historical data on sales and listings throughout the Lower Mainland. We used this data to not only see what’s selling, but to also find trends relevant to home buyers or sellers. Our focus was on which pockets of Greater Vancouver […]

  10. CMHC: Housing market is no longer “highly” vulnerable

    Improved conditions have reduced housing market to moderate Steve RandallCanadian Real Estate Wealth Canada’s housing market has been rated as “highly vulnerable” for 10 consecutive quarters but the risk is easing. The latest quarterly assessment from the CMHC says improved conditions – mostly easing price acceleration – have reduced the vulnerability to moderate. “Even though […]