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This is what a Craigslist rental scam looks like

This is what a Craigslist rental scam looks like

Scammers try to bait Vancouver Courier reporter into renting "too good to be true" suite in Olympic Village
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Greens agree ‘compromise’ with NDP on speculation tax changes

Greens agree ‘compromise’ with NDP on speculation tax changes

In exchange for Green Party’s backing, NDP agrees to three key amendments to tabled legislation, including reduced tax rate for out-of-province Canadians
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Greens agree ‘compromise’ with NDP on speculation tax changes

Greens agree ‘compromise’ with NDP on speculation tax changes

In exchange for Green Party’s backing, NDP agrees to three key amendments to tabled legislation, including reduced tax rate for out-of-province Canadians
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Most first-time buyers stretching to the max on home purchase

Affordability is biggest concern, but consumer confidence in real estate remains high, finds survey
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Developer proposes to purchase city land in downtown Richmond

Developer proposes to purchase city land in downtown Richmond

The two organizations on the site have moved out or are planning to move out of the location
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Detached home prices will soar after three-year slump: analyst

Detached home prices will soar after three-year slump: analyst

Metro Vancouver's current housing slump will last until 2021, but will be followed by dramatic doubling in single-family prices, predicts analyst
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Opinion: Halting development we need doesn't make much sense

Opinion: Halting development we need doesn't make much sense

Next week, post-municipal elections, is where the real work on housing begins
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Condo flipping ‘never pervasive’ and not to blame for high prices: report

Condo flipping ‘never pervasive’ and not to blame for high prices: report

Government measures to curb real estate speculation won’t improve affordability, say Bloomberg analysts
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Opinion: Mayors miffed as B.C. sticks with housing speculation tax

Opinion: Mayors miffed as B.C. sticks with housing speculation tax

Finance Minister Carole James would be on firmer ground with the first-of-its-kind speculation tax she introduced Tuesday if more of the mayors directly affected supported it.
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‘Return of runaway home prices a real threat’: Royal LePage

‘Return of runaway home prices a real threat’: Royal LePage

Housing market may be in “soft landing” for now, but prices could soar again if supply issues aren’t tackled, says report
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