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Rising multi-family assessments could trigger higher rents across B.C.

Rising multi-family assessments could trigger higher rents across B.C.

Landlord group says that increased property taxes will force apartment building owners to raise rents or spend less on building maintenance
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B.C. commercial building permits break record

B.C. commercial building permits break record

Statistics Canada data for November show the province issued the highest value of commercial building permits on record
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Thirty-two-storey office tower proposed for Vancouver's Coal Harbour

Thirty-two-storey office tower proposed for Vancouver's Coal Harbour

Another office tower could be coming to downtown Vancouver, this one replacing a 15-storey building
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Metro Vancouver new home sales down 19% in 2018 – and will fall more: report

Metro Vancouver new home sales down 19% in 2018 – and will fall more: report

Consumers increasingly less willing to pay for higher-priced units in new developments, says Altus Group
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Property taxes floor Burnaby tile maker

Property taxes floor Burnaby tile maker

“Just opening the [assessment] envelope was enough to stop me from sleeping for two days,” says manufacturer and business owner
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New task force to target Metro Vancouver industrial crunch

New task force to target Metro Vancouver industrial crunch

A industrial lands strategy task force was appointed in December, setting the stage for members to begin work in earnest
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$4M-plus home sales in Vancouver plummet by half in 2018: Sotheby’s

$4M-plus home sales in Vancouver plummet by half in 2018: Sotheby’s

“Top-tier” of city’s real estate hit by “a barrage of government and regulatory interventions compounded by mortgage rate hikes,” says luxury brokerage
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Half of Vancouver property owners have filed Empty Homes Tax declarations

Half of Vancouver property owners have filed Empty Homes Tax declarations

Deadline is Feb. 4
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Video: Expert B.C. real estate predictions for 2019

Video: Expert B.C. real estate predictions for 2019

Glacier Media's real estate editorial director Joannah Connolly summarizes market forecasts live on City TV's BT Vancouver
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Richmond plans to introduce a second penalty option for short-term rental violations

Richmond plans to introduce a second penalty option for short-term rental violations

The proposed option carries smaller fine but simplifies dispute process
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