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Metro Vancouver office market ‘becoming a victim of its own success’

Record-low availability is leading to a starved but pricey market, according to a new report by Avison Young
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Q&A: Pitfalls to avoid in buying a fixer-upper home

Q&A: Pitfalls to avoid in buying a fixer-upper home

A fixer-upper is a great way to afford a home in a good location, but you must understand the risks first, advise stars of HGTV Canada’s Worst to First
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Metro Vancouver firmly a buyer’s market as inventory jumps, prices slide

West Vancouver's detached homes still seeing the region's biggest annual price slide, and now now West Van condos are also dropping the most in value
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Housing crisis: choral director lays out her home plea in half-page newspaper ad

Housing crisis: choral director lays out her home plea in half-page newspaper ad

"So what. I’ll give them all my telephone number and my email and tell them what colour my underwear are," says Nicole with a laugh.
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Where is the North Shore’s most sought-after neighbourhood? (INFOGRAPHIC)

Where is the North Shore’s most sought-after neighbourhood? (INFOGRAPHIC)

Latest infographic from REW reveals the most-clicked neighbourhood and other 2018 year-in-review trends
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Still for sale: Historic ‘Kew House’ relisted again at $13.75M (PHOTOS)

Still for sale: Historic ‘Kew House’ relisted again at $13.75M (PHOTOS)

Storied oceanview home listed for $15 million in February 2018, reduced to $13.75 million in July, and just re-listed at same price
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New immigrants spending 54% more on Metro Vancouver houses than locals: study

New immigrants spending 54% more on Metro Vancouver houses than locals: study

Average assessed value of immigrant-owned homes higher than those owned by Canadian-born residents, finds Statistics Canada
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Regulatory overkill cited as housing outlook goes negative

Regulatory overkill cited as housing outlook goes negative

“Combined effect of tighter mortgage guidelines and higher interest rates has been larger than previously estimated,” says Bank of Canada
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Squamish vacation rental operators torn between profit and housing affordability

Squamish vacation rental operators torn between profit and housing affordability

Council considers ways to regulate short-term rentals
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EDITORIAL: Getting schooled

EDITORIAL: Getting schooled

West Vancouver has formally asked the province to scrap the additional school tax on homes valued at more than $3 million, which is expected to hit more than a third of the homeowners in the wealthy enclave.
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