Real Estate News

Properties with four or more rental units will be exempt from the new school tax announced in B.C. Budget 2018

The Office of the Superintendent of Real Estate (OSRE) has postponed introduction of controversial legislation regarding dual agency and disclosures in real estate transactions.

Foreign buyers now need to go through additional income verification when applying for mortgage

A short-lived and little-used loan program for first-time homebuyers in B.C. is coming to an end. Applications under the B.C. Home Owner Mortgage and Equity Partnership will be accepted until the end of March.

Vancouver, one of the hottest housing markets in North America, is getting a little tougher for wealthy Chinese buyers.

Urban Development Institute argues budget doesn’t address real problem

B.C.'s new package of tough measures takes aim at tax evaders who stash money in real estate, hide their ownership and speculate in the increasingly pricey market.

Real estate markets across the province saw a slower January, compared with the unusual pre-stress-test rush of buyers in December – but the home sales total was still much higher than this time last year, according to statistics released February 15

The link between property and transport has been perhaps the most durable in human history. Since the ancients, few things have delivered higher land values with more certainty than advances in transport, from roads to canals, railways to highways.

The only thing that might be colder than Toronto in January is the city's housing market.