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Richmond to legalize secondary suites in duplexes

Richmond to legalize secondary suites in duplexes

Although secondary suites are common in single-family houses and townhouses in Richmond, they are not permitted in a duplex, which is a house that has two separated apartments for two different households.
B.C. home price trajectory flattens with slow sales, more listings

B.C. home price trajectory flattens with slow sales, more listings

Rising inventory creates “less upward pressure on prices”
Richmond Citizens’ Association to rally against ALR mega mansions

Richmond Citizens’ Association to rally against ALR mega mansions

A group of Richmond residents is planning to hold a rally to protest mega-mansions on the city’s agricultural land reserve before tonight’s city council meeting, where a decision is expected to be made on size limits and secondary units.
Ban foreign home ownership? CBC's housing forum tackles difficult questions

Ban foreign home ownership? CBC's housing forum tackles difficult questions

Is housing more of a commodity and investment or is it more of a human right? How does Metro Vancouver dig itself out of this housing crisis? Should foreign investment be banned in the residential real estate sector? How do we bond as one community u
High-end crash? Vancouver mansion re-listed – at $15M lower (PHOTOS)

High-end crash? Vancouver mansion re-listed – at $15M lower (PHOTOS)

Award-winning home listed in 2016 at $38 million, put back on market this week for less than $25 million
Richmond city council ready to stand pat on farmhouse size controversy

Richmond city council ready to stand pat on farmhouse size controversy

The majority agrees on 10,764 sq. ft. maximum house size and an additional house without rezoning
MLA calls for provincial action on ALR home sizes

MLA calls for provincial action on ALR home sizes

Earlier this week, an MLA from Vancouver Island called upon the provincial government to put an end to mega-homes on the agricultural land reserve.
Realtors and developers brace for sustained downturn

Realtors and developers brace for sustained downturn

'Fear, not fundamentals' causing Metro Vancouver market slowdown
Housing Minister and former Colt reflects on Richmond, 30-point plan and homeless

Housing Minister and former Colt reflects on Richmond, 30-point plan and homeless

Q&A with Housing Minister Selina Robinson. (edited for brevity)
Investment or human right: Housing forum heads to Richmond

Investment or human right: Housing forum heads to Richmond

It’s the topic everyone loves to hate: housing in Metro Vancouver. Rising rents, unattainable real estate, new taxes, modular housing, foreign ownership, affordable units – there is certainly no shortage of discussion points on the issue.
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