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Newcomers to Canada buy one in every five homes: study

Newcomers to Canada buy one in every five homes: study

Immigrants, workers and refugees are investing in their new Canadian lives and having a significant effect on real estate demand, finds Royal LePage
84% of Canadians feel housing affordability negatively affects their lives

84% of Canadians feel housing affordability negatively affects their lives

Housing is a major source of stress, yet most people also feel homeownership is an important part of life
Home sales uptick seen across B.C. in September: BCREA

Home sales uptick seen across B.C. in September: BCREA

Residential resale activity “built on momentum from the summer” with transactions up 24 per cent year over year and average prices on the rise
Political hopes hung on housing plans

Political hopes hung on housing plans

Housing advocates are watching closely in hopes whoever forms government is prepared to tackle the affordable housing crises, which is acutely impacting the North Shore’s three ridings.
Technology trends reframe building design

Technology trends reframe building design

Big data, artificial intelligence and virtual reality are radically changing architectural and construction practices
British Properties project plan grows by 456 units

British Properties project plan grows by 456 units

A long-approved but largely dormant development plan off Cypress Bowl Road is back before council, albeit with some major tweaks.
Poll: Do legal weed and nearby dispensaries devalue a home?

Poll: Do legal weed and nearby dispensaries devalue a home?

Nearly a year on from legalization, survey asks owners and renters how they feel about cannabis in homes and nearby dispensaries
Owners of West Vancouver’s iconic ‘Pink Palace’ plan redevelopment

Owners of West Vancouver’s iconic ‘Pink Palace’ plan redevelopment

The owners of West Vancouver’s iconic Villa Maris – more popularly known as the Pink Palace – are looking to redevelop the building along with the Shoreland apartments on Bellevue Avenue.
Number of realtors in Lower Mainland dropping: study

Number of realtors in Lower Mainland dropping: study

“Perhaps this is simply a market correction, much like the correction in home prices,” says real estate marketing firm
Number of realtors in B.C.'s Lower Mainland dropping: study

Number of realtors in B.C.'s Lower Mainland dropping: study

“Perhaps this is simply a market correction, much like the correction in home prices,” says real estate marketing firm