Real Estate News

After council voted to keep the status quo on home sizes in Richmond’s agricultural land reserve and permit a secondary dwelling without rezoning, B.C.’s Greens are putting pressure on the province to step in.

Retirees driving demand for recreational real estate

It was the second council meeting this year to draw more than 30 delegations speaking on the issue of home sizes on Richmond’s agricultural land reserve. This time, however, the discussion went past midnight.

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.

Rising inventory creates “less upward pressure on prices”

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.

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

Award-winning home listed in 2016 at $38 million, put back on market this week for less than $25 million

The majority agrees on 10,764 sq. ft. maximum house size and an additional house without rezoning

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.