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Lower Mainland’s new home supply plummets by nearly half: report

Lower Mainland’s new home supply plummets by nearly half: report

Just over 4,000 new homes were released in region in first six months of 2019, versus nearly 8,000 one year previously
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Residential sales down in B.C. on annual basis, up nationwide

Residential sales down in B.C. on annual basis, up nationwide

Near-12-per-cent year-over-year sales decline in B.C. is offset nationally by gains in Toronto and Montreal
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Lower residential property assessments set to raise Metro Vancouver tax rates

Lower residential property assessments set to raise Metro Vancouver tax rates

With valuation day behind us and home values clearly down, will property tax rate rise to cover revenue shortfall?
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Comment: Lower residential property assessments set to raise Metro Vancouver tax rates

Comment: Lower residential property assessments set to raise Metro Vancouver tax rates

With valuation day behind us and home values clearly down, will property tax rate rise to cover revenue shortfall?
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West Van wants better heritage protection

West Van wants better heritage protection

West Vancouver council may soon be staffing up in hopes of beating the bulldozers in the race for heritage homes.
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Vancouver has joint-hottest office market in North America: report

Vancouver has joint-hottest office market in North America: report

Downtown office vacancies plummet to 2.6 per cent, the most in-demand on the continent along with Toronto
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Global firm lands $190M-a-year contract to manage B.C. government’s real estate

Global firm lands $190M-a-year contract to manage B.C. government’s real estate

CBRE, a worldwide commercial real estate firm, will provide maintenance, janitorial and construction services at courthouses, correctional facilities and government buildings throughout province
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Opinion: How big property owners are manipulating B.C. Assessment’s appeals process

Opinion: How big property owners are manipulating B.C. Assessment’s appeals process

Current system creates the illusion of a job well done, but it happens in the shadows, removed from local governments and hidden from taxpayers, says former assessor
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Condo owners face challenges for electric vehicle charging

Condo owners face challenges for electric vehicle charging

Cost can be prohibitive so it's buyer beware, says the executive director of the Condominium Home Owners Association
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A look at June's real estate market stats and Millennial housing hacks (VIDEO)

A look at June's real estate market stats and Millennial housing hacks (VIDEO)

Our editorial director of real estate content Joannah Connolly talks home prices, affordability and creative homebuying solutions on BT Vancouver morning news show
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