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  1. University Height at The Crescent Squamish 51 single-family homes by Holborn Group

    The 51 single-family home development in Squamish is situated on 22 acres, with typical lot sizes ranging from 4,000 to 4,500 square feet. Kathleen FreimondThe Province The second phase of University Heights, Holborn Group’s master-planned community in Squamish, juxtaposes modern architecture and the natural landscape of the Garibaldi Highlands to create a unique neighbourhood in […]

  2. BC to change tax thresholds to address the cost of living

    BC’s wealthiest to get a tax hike Steve RandallCanadian Real Estate Wealth The wealthiest people living in British Columbia will pay additional income tax as part of the province’s new budget. The government wants to address the high cost of living – especially in Vancouver – and has announced that the top 1% of earners, […]

  3. CIBC, RE/MAX join forces to help Canadian homebuyers

    Ontario and Atlantic provinces get help in the housing market Gerv TacadenaREP CIBC and RE/MAX INTEGRA have forged an exclusive partnership in a bid to help Canadians in Ontario and the Atlantic provinces break into the housing market. Under the partnership, RE/MAX clients who are looking to buy a home or an investment property will […]

  4. Developer purchases land in Burnaby’s Brentwood to be part of transformation

    Developer buys land in Burnaby to be part of area’s transformation, VP says Joanne Lee-YoungThe Province Grosvenor Group’s Michael Ward, senior vice president of development, and Marc Josephson, vice president of development, at the parcel of land that Grosvenor Group has purchased near Brentwood Mall. Francis Georgian / PNG Grosvenor Group recently finished buying an […]

  5. BC condos struggle with insurance renewals

    The condominium market in British Columbia is facing an insurance crisis Canadian Real Estate Wealth The condominium market in British Columbia appears to be facing an insurance crisis, with some strata corporations witnessing a huge jump in premiums while others are unable to secure a renewal. According to the Insurance Brokers Association of BC (IBABC), […]

  6. Toronto vs. Vancouver: Which condo market makes more sense?

    Vancouver regained the highest cost of living Zee Jeremic Canadian Real Estate Wealth The title of “Canada’s most expensive city” has cycled between Toronto and Vancouver for decades. Though Toronto was reported to have the highest cost of living among all other cities in the country, in 2018, Mercer Canada’s annual cost-of-living survey now suggests […]

  7. Impact of coronavirus on real estate will be “modest and temporary at most” says REIN

    The Real Estate Investment Network downgrades effect of coronavirus on real estate REM Disruptions in GDP growth rates can affect real estate markets within an 18-month period, according to REIN?s Long-Term Real Estate Success Formula. The impacts of the new coronavirus on Canadian real estate is expected to be “modest and temporary at most,” says […]

  8. eXp Realty opens NS operations in the next leg of Canadian expansion

    Cloud brokerage eXp Realty has announced the launch of its operations in Nova Scotia Ephraim VecinaMortgage Broker News Cloud brokerage eXp Realty has announced the launch of its operations in Nova Scotia, in the latest of its steps towards further expansion in Canada. The company’s Nova Scotia arm will be led by Provincial Administrative Broker […]

  9. Some condo buildings unable to buy insurance

    Stratas reporting they are unable to renew coverage or face unexpected large premium hikes Dan FumanoThe Province More B.C. stratas are reporting unpleasant surprises when they try to renew condo insurance, with some facing shocking premium hikes and others unable to buy building insurance at all. At least one federally regulated insurance provider has ceased […]

  10. Condo owners face huge bills from massive strata insurance rate hikes

    Strata property owners – and those who rent from them – are looking at unprecedented costs Joannah ConnollyVancouver Courier A crisis is bubbling up in the condo sector, with insurance companies hiking building insurance premiums to unprecedented levels, leaving condo owners (and their renters) on the hook for huge bills. The cost of strata’s building […]