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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 $422 million from B.C. alone; even tougher crackdown to come
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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
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Union Gospel Mission expands to house homeless

Union Gospel Mission expands to house homeless

Typical “rent” will be about one-tenth of Vancouver average in new $35.5 million complex
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Vancouver wood building would be world’s tallest

Vancouver wood building would be world’s tallest

40-storey Canada Earth Tower proposed for Broadway corridor
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Capital spending rises in B.C. on strong real estate values

Capital spending rises in B.C. on strong real estate values

Rising hotel values Despite few buying opportunities in Vancouver and elsewhere, B.C. was the top destination for hotel investors in Western Canada in 2018, according to Colliers International.
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How commercial tenants can negotiate to reduce rental rates

How commercial tenants can negotiate to reduce rental rates

Commercial tenants should not be afraid to negotiate assertively on their rental rates. So why do entrepreneurs have such difficulty in this area? Frequently, the answer is a simple unawareness of market rental rates (the “going rate” in an area).
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Beedie bumps Bentall Kennedy off its top spot

Beedie bumps Bentall Kennedy off its top spot

Portfolios of top commercial property managers growing in B.C.
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‘Marshmallow soft’ B.C. home sales to fall 11%, prices to keep sliding: forecast

‘Marshmallow soft’ B.C. home sales to fall 11%, prices to keep sliding: forecast

Median residential resale price won’t see uptick until 2021 at the earliest, predicts Central 1 economist
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Some Metro Vancouver luxury mansions selling for less than half original ask

Some Metro Vancouver luxury mansions selling for less than half original ask

West Side home marketed in 2016 at nearly $22 million has finally sold – for $9.8 million
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Updated: B.C.’s first ‘dementia village’ set to open in Langley

Updated: B.C.’s first ‘dementia village’ set to open in Langley

Province also planning two pilot projects employing new concept in seniors care
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