Real Estate News

Twenty two per cent of all renters across Metro Vancouver and 21.3 per cent in B.C.

Despite high prices, six in 10 Canadian millennials already own a home

A top-producing Vancouver real estate agent, known for her luxury listings and land-assembly deals , has pledged to donate her entire commission from her $13.8 million West Side listing to global housing charity World Housing.

Metro Vancouver home sales saw the coolest April for 17 years, with the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) admitting that “market conditions are changing.

A total of 2,579 homes were sold across the Metro Vancouver region in April, according to new data from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV), which is a drop of 27.4 per cent compared with the 3,553 sales in the same month last year.

CIBC announced Tuesday (May 1) that it would be following TD Bank and RBC’s recent moves in raising its fixed mortgage rates, with a 15 basis-point increase taking its five-year fixed rate to 5.14 per cent.

Yesterday’s revelation that Amazon will be bringing 3,000 new jobs to Vancouver and setting up home in the redeveloped Canada Post building in downtown Vancouver was heralded by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as great news for the region, and a boon t

Minister of Finance Carole James says her government is cracking down on tax evasion within the opaque world of pre-sale condo assignments.

Average (but not benchmark) home prices have seen a recent decline in Metro Vancouver, the Greater Toronto Area and various other regions across Canada – a fact that is cheered by many hoping for better affordability.

More than seven in 10 Canadian first-time home buyers (71 per cent) are afraid that they’ll be hit by unanticipated costs during the process, according to a new survey by TD Bank.