British Columbia

Councillor Jean Swanson says rents will keep rising unless vacancy control and rent freezes are implemented

Another B.C. civil forfeiture law suit has revealed allegations involving the illegal drug trade and real estate deals

“Speculators” were always going to hate the speculation tax, that’s pretty much a given. What the provincial government has managed to do this week is annoy a good part of the vast majority of homeowners who would never be considered speculators.

Application for distinct 10-storey building goes before Development Permit Board Jan. 21; City of Vancouver still considering whether to relocate 'Monument for East Vancouver'

Sydney moves down to third place in Demographia rankings as Australian home prices drop; Hong Kong remains least affordable

Louise McManus doesn’t want to be punished with higher property taxes on the condo she’s lived in for 25 years

The proposed surtax on vacant residential properties would “discourage derelict buildings, and encourage the occupancy, maintenance and improvement of buildings”

Panel of developers predict housing trends for coming year with cautious optimism; one says single-family price correction was “necessary”

James says detractors of the government’s speculation tax exemption are “playing politics” in advance of Nanaimo’s provincial byelection

Every homeowner in affected areas will get declaration letters between January 18 and February 28, and must apply for exemption or pay up