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City's 'inaccuracy' on historic rental bylaw a bad look for New Westminster

City's 'inaccuracy' on historic rental bylaw a bad look for New Westminster

Policy blunder raises all sorts of questions, including if the city rushed all the bylaw through in order to be the first in B.C
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Les Leyne: No more secrets on who holds property titles

Les Leyne: No more secrets on who holds property titles

More transparency is needed to curb money laundering
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Real estate drop doesn't make it a buyers' market yet

Real estate drop doesn't make it a buyers' market yet

What does the housing market slowdown mean for buyer choice and affordability? A financial expert weighs in
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Weekly Buzz: Slow home sales, major retail and hotel transactions

Weekly Buzz: Slow home sales, major retail and hotel transactions

Western Canada's top commercial real estate stories, featuring coverage on slowing residential sales in the luxury home market and hotel stake sale
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‘$5B dirty money in B.C. real estate’ guesstimate based on standard formula

‘$5B dirty money in B.C. real estate’ guesstimate based on standard formula

Numbers reported by expert panel were calculated using estimates and extrapolations based off an internationally used model – not the panel’s investigations into real estate industry
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Dirty money in real estate’s big reveal today

Dirty money in real estate’s big reveal today

Dr. Peter German is set to release his investigation into money laundering in B.C. real estate. But will it make a difference?
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Time for a sea change in float home regulations

Time for a sea change in float home regulations

Floating homes overcome land constraints and offer fabulous, affordable waterfront living. Why aren’t they more accepted?
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Weekly Buzz: Taxation, Metro Van and Alberta residential sales

Weekly Buzz: Taxation, Metro Van and Alberta residential sales

Western Canada's top commercial real estate stories, featuring coverage on rental taxation and a new tax break for business, home prices in B.C. and Alberta
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Home-alone trend is adding fuel to housing crisis

Home-alone trend is adding fuel to housing crisis

The number of Canadians living all alone has more than doubled in a generation and is now the most common and least affordable form of habitation
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Weekly Buzz: Stress test fallout, new Lower Mainland mixed-use developments

Weekly Buzz: Stress test fallout, new Lower Mainland mixed-use developments

Western Canada's top commercial real estate stories, featuring coverage on measures that should be taken to address affordability, mortgage stress test
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