Real Estate

Vancouver and Victoria saw rising prices for new homes in May

Royal LePage data reports 24.6% increase, far outpacing national trend

$362 million deal includes two Metro Vancouver shopping centres

Small town experiencing mini buying boom

Despite provincial government’s green light, city’s plan too narrow and does nothing to solve problem, economists say

Two weeks of travelling, and as often as not the road delivered many questions and comments about the state of the Vancouver housing market. Heads shook in New Brunswick at the elevated prices, and the mayor’s desire to tax vacant properties.

B.C. leads a Canada-wide increase in new housing starts

Fixed-term agreements allow landlords to raise rents above provincial cap, evict tenants more easily

Agents, experts say Chinese buyers alone account for much more than 3% of B.C. homebuyers

Asia Real Estate Association finds B.C. government's estimates laughably low