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Landlords group says 4.5% rent hike is just fine with them

Landlords group says 4.5% rent hike is just fine with them

Landlords are speaking up about Premier John Horgan’s hints that the 4.5-per-cent maximum rent increase for 2019 might be scrapped.
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Duplexes are fine, but rowhouses are better says proponent

Duplexes are fine, but rowhouses are better says proponent

Fee-simple rowhouses are a better use of land and offer greater livability: Richard Wittstock
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Homeowners feeling the sting of rising interest rates

Homeowners feeling the sting of rising interest rates

Many now paying "equivalent of one extra mortgage payment" per year
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Penthouse at Vancouver House – with rooftop hot tub – re-listed for $10.88M (IMAGES)

Penthouse at Vancouver House – with rooftop hot tub – re-listed for $10.88M (IMAGES)

Wealthy buyers who missed out first time can snap up purchase contract on arguably one of city’s most prestigious condos
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City of North Van council approves 187-foot tower, pockets $17 million

City of North Van council approves 187-foot tower, pockets $17 million

It’s worth putting a highrise in Central Lonsdale to put $17 million in the city’s coffers.
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Opinion: Is Canada’s housing market at extreme risk or out of danger?

Opinion: Is Canada’s housing market at extreme risk or out of danger?

Price correction imminent, soft landing achieved… it depends which economists you ask
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Relief for B.C. renters on its way: Horgan

Relief for B.C. renters on its way: Horgan

Premier promises to act on recommendations of rental task force
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District of West Van will pay $750K for Beachhouse Restaurant reno

District of West Van will pay $750K for Beachhouse Restaurant reno

Land is the only thing they’re not making more of – usually. West Vancouver council voted unanimously to rezone the Beachhouse Restaurant Monday night – in part to deal with extra landmass created by water gradually retreating on the foreshore.
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Burnaby homeowner ordered to fill illegal basement suite with sand

Burnaby homeowner ordered to fill illegal basement suite with sand

“This is just wrong,” says owner, who built suite so his children's grandmother could live in home and help care for kids
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Open the door to short-term rentals, Airbnb tells municipal leaders

Open the door to short-term rentals, Airbnb tells municipal leaders

B.C. cities grapple with cost of enforcement of new regulations as hospitality industry changes
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