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Opinion: Will province ban rental restrictions in strata buildings?

Opinion: Will province ban rental restrictions in strata buildings?

Time limit on speculation tax exemption hints that condo rental restrictions may soon be a thing of the past
UBC professor proposes innovative property tax system to help housing affordability

UBC professor proposes innovative property tax system to help housing affordability

New calculation model could help renters, says Thomas Davidoff of UBC Sauder School of Business
Mid-Century home to go to highest bidder – in Hong Kong (PHOTOS)

Mid-Century home to go to highest bidder – in Hong Kong (PHOTOS)

Super-retro Vancouver home joins Whistler lakeside estate at live auction December 19 in Hong Kong, targeted at Chinese buyers
What B.C.'s first rental zoning could mean for Burnaby's housing market

What B.C.'s first rental zoning could mean for Burnaby's housing market

The city has the power to zone areas for rental-only, but hasn't decided how to use it
Metro Vancouver home sales down 42.5% in November

Metro Vancouver home sales down 42.5% in November

Following October’s slight uptick, November’s transactions are hit with double-whammy of cooling market and slower season
Land assemblies for sale on busy Delta strip

Land assemblies for sale on busy Delta strip

More high-density housing could soon be coming along 72 nd Avenue in North Delta. For sale signs have gone up for a large number of homes in recent days, side-by-side, advertising their availability as land assemblies.
Land assemblies for sale on busy Delta strip

Land assemblies for sale on busy Delta strip

More high-density housing could soon be coming along 72nd Avenue in North Delta
Opinion: Naive politicians will keep Metro Vancouver tenants in turmoil

Opinion: Naive politicians will keep Metro Vancouver tenants in turmoil

New legislation may end up harming the tenants it's designed to help, says Western Investor editor Frank O'Brien
Time to soften – or scrap – one-year-old mortgage stress test, says building industry

Time to soften – or scrap – one-year-old mortgage stress test, says building industry

Measure has already done its job of cooling housing market, and rise in interest rates means it’s going too far, argue builders
Opinion: What Vancouver’s impressive Empty Homes Tax revenue tells us

Opinion: What Vancouver’s impressive Empty Homes Tax revenue tells us

Not even the City’s seemingly optimistic projections had predicted this much revenue – but does that make the tax a success?