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Victoria considers minimum-size restriction for downtown housing units

Victoria considers minimum-size restriction for downtown housing units

Mayor Lisa Helps says review of new downtown housing is more about livability than unit size

Highest, lowest real estate transfer taxes across Canada (INFOGRAPHIC)

B.C. locales rank high among cities where homebuyers shell out the most in home-purchase tax

Land sales dominate Lower Mainland property markets

Fraser Valley sees a surge of residential and industrial land speculation despite cooling property markets
Metro Vancouver detached homes enter a buyer’s market

Metro Vancouver detached homes enter a buyer’s market

West Side houses see prices slide, but townhome and condo values remain elevated on limited supply
UVic condo plan for Old Town site irks Victoria councillor

UVic condo plan for Old Town site irks Victoria councillor

"There's nothing wrong with new construction, but what they are proposing is nothing very new or exciting for Old Town," says city councillor
Kamloops: More than just a tax haven for real estate investors

Kamloops: More than just a tax haven for real estate investors

Manufacturing, agriculture and high tech combine to drive growth, but an impressive new university-linked development draws big interest
Savvy developers meet challenges by going green

Savvy developers meet challenges by going green

New projects provide green solutions for saving threatened salmon to housing the homeless to building wood-frame highrises with emissions
Crunch time for Kitimat as decision nears on $40 billion LNG Canada play

Crunch time for Kitimat as decision nears on $40 billion LNG Canada play

Real estate investors face peak prices as LNG potential looms heavy over the northeastern B.C. centre
Province to target criminal money in real estate after gaming reforms

Province to target criminal money in real estate after gaming reforms

“It’s like whack-a-mole” – wherever people can pay with cash, money laundering follows, says Attorney-General
Real estate ‘narrative’ pushing residential buyers into bidding wars: CMHC

Real estate ‘narrative’ pushing residential buyers into bidding wars: CMHC

More than half Metro Vancouver homebuyers in 2017 entered a bidding war, “lacking self-control,” asserts housing agency