Real Estate News

More than $400 million from B.C. added to federal coffers; even tougher crackdown to come

There is no denying that we are in a housing crisis and that is tough enough, but the fact that people are using this to their advantage to scam others out of their rent money is awful.

Riding the Skytrain in Vancouver always brings back a flood of memories to me. One of these surrounds a small mossy home, derelict, and in a less-than-desirable section of Whalley (one of the tougher neighbourhoods in Surrey).

Trudeau’s office, minister taxpayers’ ombudsman passing the buck

The cost of owning a home in Prince George in 2018 was slightly above the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's suggested threshold, according to a report from the B.C. Northern Real Estate Board.

Dr. Peter German is set to release his investigation into money laundering in B.C. real estate. But will it make a difference?

Construction is on pace to beat last year's record, according to the latest building permit report from city hall. As of the end of March, 101 permits for $26.9 million worth of construction were taken out so far this year, up from $24.

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.

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.

Median value of Greater Victoria homes owned by foreign nationals is much higher than Canadian-owned homes, according to federal housing agency