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New West's landmark housing bylaw is heading to court

New West's landmark housing bylaw is heading to court

The City of New Westminster is going to have to defend its efforts to address the housing crisis in court.
What homes can you buy for $480,000?

What homes can you buy for $480,000?

The new First-Time Buyer’s Incentive caps total borrowing for a home purchase at $480K. Here are five homes at that price in south-west B.C.'s expensive urban areas
Opinion: Will First Time Buyer Incentive really help people into homeownership?

Opinion: Will First Time Buyer Incentive really help people into homeownership?

The federal government’s big new housing measure has been received with a mixed reaction and some surprise
Easing mortgage stress test better for first-time buyers: critics

Easing mortgage stress test better for first-time buyers: critics

The new federal budget includes a plan for Canada’s housing agency to offer interest-free loans to first-time homebuyers, but mortgage brokers, real estate agents and economists say it will do little to get millennials into the housing market.
Easing mortgage stress test better for first-time buyers: critics

Easing mortgage stress test better for first-time buyers: critics

The new federal budget includes a plan for Canada’s housing agency to offer interest-free loans to first-time homebuyers, but mortgage brokers, real estate agents and economists say it will do little to get millennials into the housing market.
$1M-plus Vancouver condo sales plunge by two-thirds: Sotheby’s

$1M-plus Vancouver condo sales plunge by two-thirds: Sotheby’s

As the decline in sales of detached houses starts to flatten, higher-end condos are next to be “caught in the same downdraft”
Federal Budget 2019 aims to help first-time buyers and boost rental supply

Federal Budget 2019 aims to help first-time buyers and boost rental supply

Liberals court Millennial vote with new interest-free first-time home buyer’s loan, increased Home Buyer’s Plan limit and more rental housing supply
Comment: Return of sub-$1M detached Vancouver house? Only three listed

Comment: Return of sub-$1M detached Vancouver house? Only three listed

Despite the city’s average detached home price dropping, you still need a million-dollar-plus budget to buy one
Big plans for Burquitlam project

Big plans for Burquitlam project

Four towers, one low-rise proposed to be built at Clarke Road and Como Lake Avenue in Coquitlam
Expensive apartment parking stalls are significantly underused: Metro Vancouver study

Expensive apartment parking stalls are significantly underused: Metro Vancouver study

Time to rethink parking supply – especially in buildings near transit, recommends report