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UBC report blames housing unaffordability on red tape

UBC report blames housing unaffordability on red tape

Home-building restrictions are six times larger cause of housing crisis than speculation, reports professor
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One of Richmond's first geothermal condos underway

One of Richmond's first geothermal condos underway

It's win-win for residents, developers and the environment: developer
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Renters want major changes to B.C.’s tenancy rules

Renters want major changes to B.C.’s tenancy rules

Vancouver Tenants Union submits 50 recommendations to Rental Housing Task Force
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Food companies gobbling up industrial space

Food companies gobbling up industrial space

While industrial developers eagerly eye farmland for new opportunities, food processors and distributors have spent the past year cutting some of the biggest deals for industrial space. CBRE Ltd. reports that 31.
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Rental Housing Task Force to hit the road for answers to rental crisis

Rental Housing Task Force to hit the road for answers to rental crisis

To help the B.C. government improve the Residential Tenancy Act, the newly appointed Rental Housing Task Force will be touring the province in search of answers to the rental crisis, the group announced May 28.
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Demand curve seduces developers into building high-end rentals

Demand curve seduces developers into building high-end rentals

Amenity-rich buildings aimed at growing number of deep-pocketed residents who prefer to rent rather than buy
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Most millennials have already bought a home: study

Most millennials have already bought a home: study

Perhaps to the surprise of many, the majority of adult Canadians between the ages of 23 and 38 have already bought a home, according to study from Genworth Canada.
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Richmond sets stage for ongoing residential development in ALR

Richmond sets stage for ongoing residential development in ALR

Develop more farmland Richmond council has affirmed last year’s contentious bylaw limiting farmhouses on Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR)parcels bigger than a half-acre to 10,764 square feet.
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Island getaway? Try this $20M, resort-style Bowen estate (PHOTOS)

Island getaway? Try this $20M, resort-style Bowen estate (PHOTOS)

More than 21,000 square feet of living and leisure space and 14 acres of coastal woodland
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Two-thirds of speculation tax payers will be B.C. residents

Two-thirds of speculation tax payers will be B.C. residents

With lower rate, British Columbians will contribute a third of the overall tax revenues
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