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Home sales, top-end price drops and long-term outlook (VIDEO)

Home sales, top-end price drops and long-term outlook (VIDEO)

Our real estate editorial director outlines the current state of the market, plus recent forecasts, on City TV’s Breakfast Television
Letter: So you're thinking about buying a townhouse...

Letter: So you're thinking about buying a townhouse...

This letter was motivated by two complaints we recently got regarding the use of our backyard in our townhouse complex. Complaint number one — that a particular flower (even though I don't know the name) "makes me allergic, please move it.
Proposed 60-storey residential tower would be among Vancouver’s tallest

Proposed 60-storey residential tower would be among Vancouver’s tallest

Iconic. Simple. Clean. That’s how architect Gwyn Vose of IBI Group describes the 60-storey residential tower Henson Developments is proposing for 1059 to 1075 Nelson St. near Thurlow Street in the city’s West End.
Metro Vancouver home sales jump 44.2% in a month, but prices slip further

Metro Vancouver home sales jump 44.2% in a month, but prices slip further

Richmond home prices perform approximately in line with overall regional trend, but vary by home type
Greater Vancouver commercial real estate sales down 49%: Altus Group

Greater Vancouver commercial real estate sales down 49%: Altus Group

Office sales are the positive outlier in a quarter of declining sales volume and velocity
Six-storey apartment complex OK'd for downtown PoCo

Six-storey apartment complex OK'd for downtown PoCo

A fourplex in downtown Port Coquitlam will be razed to make way for a six-storey apartment block.
How to lose money developing a big-city casino

How to lose money developing a big-city casino

Government decisions helped push Parq casino into "selective default" on a $560 million debt
Real estate affordability worsened by taxes and limited options, say B.C. residents

Real estate affordability worsened by taxes and limited options, say B.C. residents

Poll finds that most British Columbians believe new taxation is making housing affordability worse, and they want more diversity and densification
CRA pursues real estate tax cheats to the tune of $1 billion

CRA pursues real estate tax cheats to the tune of $1 billion

More than $400 million from B.C. added to federal coffers; even tougher crackdown to come
Real estate or stocks – which is a better investment?

Real estate or stocks – which is a better investment?

Investment adviser weighs in on what can be an apples-to-oranges comparison