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Vancouver home market showing moderate evidence of overheating: CMHC

Vancouver home market showing moderate evidence of overheating: CMHC

As demand for attached homes grew in the Lower Mainland in 2017’s second quarter, the market showed moderate signs of overheating, according to a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation report released July 26.
New government brings new approach to housing issues: UDI

New government brings new approach to housing issues: UDI

Municipal matters A couple of weeks ago, deep in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, conversations with strangers quickly turned ugly when yours truly mentioned visiting from Vancouver.
Taxman taking tougher stance on rental builds

Taxman taking tougher stance on rental builds

Principal residence’s laneway house not sheltered from capital gains: Grant Thornton
Industry advocate Gopal Sahota delivers the straight goods

Industry advocate Gopal Sahota delivers the straight goods

Profile of Gopal Sahota, president, Fraser Valley Real Estate Board
B.C. housing starts slip but stay above trend

B.C. housing starts slip but stay above trend

Builders and developers continued to feed B.C.’s construction machine through June, with urban-area housing starts reaching an annualized pace of 37,300 units. While down 22% from May’s pace of 45,800, starts remained elevated and above trend.
Feds take developers to court over presale flippers

Feds take developers to court over presale flippers

CRA wants to ensure resellers tax compliant; company protective of buyers’ privacy
B.C. ski resort deals highlight lofty market terrain

B.C. ski resort deals highlight lofty market terrain

Recent sales of resorts near Vancouver not necessarily a sign others will be for sale
CRA tax shift collides with municipal rental incentives

CRA tax shift collides with municipal rental incentives

The elephant in your rental suite
Vancouver housing start plunge ‘a surprise’

Vancouver housing start plunge ‘a surprise’

Despite high demand and a record-low inventory, new housing starts in city are down 80% from a year ago
Retail shifts drive increased demand for industrial real estate

Retail shifts drive increased demand for industrial real estate

Retail distribution This summer marks the 10th anniversary of the iPhone’s debut, an event that ushered in what the late William J. Mitchell described a decade earlier in City of Bits (1995) as the fragmentation of physical cities.