North Shore Real Estate News

B.C.’s housing-market taxes will have to prove themselves soon with voters

In this year of municipal elections in British Columbia, housing was consistently the top-ranked issue for residents of Metro Vancouver – with the exception of Surrey, where public safety was deemed more important.

Nov 22, 2018 6:00 AM Read more >

Huge five-tower Coquitlam development raises traffic fears

Project going to public hearing, but Coquitlam council worried about effect 1,519-unit development will have on already congested area

Nov 21, 2018 10:24 AM Read more >

Squamish mixed-used project to included 27 purpose-built rental homes

Commercial-residential building slated for Government Road will also have more than 13,000 square feet of office space

Nov 21, 2018 10:11 AM Read more >

Vacancy control could be ‘death knell’ for 12,000 new rental units: survey

Rental developers say linking rent control to units rather than tenants would put most new projects at risk and put existing homes and buildings into disrepair

Nov 21, 2018 9:30 AM Read more >

Residential Tenancy Branch’s much-needed resource injection reduces wait times

More staff and online dispute resolution portal are dramatically reducing wait times for help, announces B.C. government

Nov 21, 2018 9:18 AM Read more >

Coquitlam council ponders big housing moves

More duplexes & triplexes possible

Nov 21, 2018 9:10 AM Read more >

EDITORIAL: Nobody’s home

District of North Vancouver Couns. Lisa Muri, Betty Forbes, Megan Curren and Jim Hanson and Mayor Mike Little all believe we need affordable housing.

Nov 20, 2018 4:30 PM Read more >

Major players not optimistic about Metro Vancouver’s housing market prospects

Investors, economists issue warnings about investing in region’s real estate right now

Nov 20, 2018 11:25 AM Read more >

Who’s paying the soaring costs of real estate levies?

Experts weigh whether landowners or homebuyers are bearing the brunt of fee burden

Nov 20, 2018 10:34 AM Read more >

Real estate slowdown dragging on B.C. economy: report

Forecast blames expected contraction in B.C.’s economic growth in 2019 squarely on reduction in housing market

Nov 20, 2018 6:00 AM Read more >