March 18, 2010 - 03:05 AM
Real EstateCaught between rent-increase limits and an anticipated rise in costs due to the harmonized sales tax, residential landlords are calling for relief.
March 12, 2010 - 5:50 PM
Real EstateThe first two months of 2010 saw a significant drop in the value of building permits in Burnaby compared with the previous three years.
March 11, 2010 - 03:05 AM
Real EstateDoes freedom of religion trump the right not to be discriminated against due to sexual orientation?
March 4, 2010 - 03:05 AM
Real EstateTwo court decisions tell the stories of individuals who entered into agreements to purchase homes and ended up losing a lot of money.
March 2, 2010 - 1:59 PM
Real EstatePrices are up, listings are up, and sales volumes have increased.
February 25, 2010 - 01:20 AM
Real EstateThe CEO of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association wants the federal and provincial governments to create a “permanent home-renovation tax credit”.
February 25, 2010 - 01:10 AM
Real EstateThe Real Estate Council of British Columbia recently announced that two Surrey real-estate agents have received suspensions for committing professional misconduct.
February 18, 2010 - 01:05 AM
Real EstateOn February 16, the Conservative government announced three new measures to make it more difficult for some Canadians to finance home purchases.
February 14, 2010 - 10:34 PM
Olympics |
Real EstateMcNeill isn't the only one trying to paint the town red.
February 11, 2010 - 01:10 AM
Real EstateRepresentatives from the Big Six banks want the federal government to raise minimum down payments from five to 10 percent of the purchase price and shorten the maximum amortization period from 35 to 30 years.
February 6, 2010 - 8:16 PM
Real EstatePerhaps the bankers aren't just acting out of a benevolent concern for the solvency of financial institutions.
February 4, 2010 - 05:10 AM
Real EstateNew Westminster chartered accountant Elbert Paul is no stranger to waging lonely crusades on behalf of the public.
January 28, 2010 - 05:05 AM
Real EstateThe Real Estate Council of British Columbia has recently penalized 10 real-estate agents for professional misconduct.
January 21, 2010 - 05:10 AM
Real EstateIn July 2009, council approved the terms of reference for the Cambie Corridor Planning Program, which will deal with the area between West 16th Avenue and Southwest Marine Drive. The first phase will define planning principles and an interim rezoning policy.
January 14, 2010 - 05:10 AM
Real EstateThe B.C. Human Rights Code prohibits discrimination in tenancy on a number of grounds, among them disability, sexual orientation, and lawful source of income. What Edmund Bro and Keith Scott experienced with their landlord, Michael John Moody, is exactly what the code forbids.
January 14, 2010 - 05:05 AM
Real EstateHome sales in the province in December 2009 were the second-highest for December in the past 20 years, the B.C. Real Estate Association reported on January 12.
January 7, 2010 - 05:10 AM
Real EstateThe West End is bracing for a rush of rezoning activity this year.
January 7, 2010 - 05:05 AM
Real EstateThe local housing market posted a 44.8-percent increase in sales last year over 2008, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.
December 30, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real EstateIn 2009, the federal government raised the maximum amount of RRSP borrowing from $20,000 to $25,000 but to qualify for the federal government’s Home Buyers’ Plan, a person must enter into a written agreement to purchase the home as a primary residence and to occupy it within a year.
December 23, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real EstateA new hearing has been ordered for man licensed to grow medical marijuana.
December 20, 2009 - 6:38 PM
Real EstateHasman extended a multiple-listing contract for more than two weeks without the consent of the seller.
December 17, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real EstateOn December 10, a number of Bill 8’s amendments to the Strata Property Act, as well as changes to the Strata Property Regulation, were brought into force through an order in council made by the provincial cabinet. The changes affect some 600,000 condo owners in the province.
December 10, 2009 - 06:05 AM
Real EstateBefore the economy tanked last year, there wasn’t much disagreement about what to do with Vancouver’s East Fraserlands.
December 3, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real EstateThe board of variance for Electoral Area A could end up delivering the final word in a long-running dispute between neighbours living alongside Howe Sound.
November 26, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Real EstateAt the heart of the recent tensions between Metro Vancouver and UBC is a draft bylaw that lays out guidelines for development on campus.
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