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Housing ministry backtracks on fixed-term lease loophole

Housing ministry backtracks on fixed-term lease loophole

Recreational property owners can boot out tenants if the landlord moves in for just eight weeks
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B.C.'s rental-only zoning could end up a damp squib

B.C.'s rental-only zoning could end up a damp squib

Experts say policy is a good idea in theory but in practice will only work in tandem with other incentives
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Foreign buyers and city hall eye commercial strata potential

Foreign buyers and city hall eye commercial strata potential

Appraiser Brady Fleguel expects strata office to dominate the office landscape in Vancouver in coming years
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Weekly Buzz: Homebuyers’ tax burden, land prices

Weekly Buzz: Homebuyers’ tax burden, land prices

Western Canada's top commercial real estate stories, featuring coverage on taxation on new Vancouver condos and high land prices for homes and even burial plots
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Alberta economy bounces back and that is very good news for Canada

Alberta economy bounces back and that is very good news for Canada

Alberta is responsible for the largest share of federal government revenue, handing an excess of $200 billion more to national coffers
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Weekly Buzz: Luxury homes and the Broadway Corridor Plan

Weekly Buzz: Luxury homes and the Broadway Corridor Plan

Western Canada's top commercial real estate stories, featuring coverage on Victoria's luxury home market and transit-accessible development land
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Weekly Buzz: Affordable housing initiatives

Weekly Buzz: Affordable housing initiatives

Western Canada's top commercial real estate stories, featuring coverage on housing affordability, a major potential redevelopment and recreation home market
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Weekly Buzz: Metro Van home market show signs of moving from seller to buyer friendly

Weekly Buzz: Metro Van home market show signs of moving from seller to buyer friendly

Western Canada's top commercial real estate stories, featuring coverage on Greater Vancouver housing's future
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Weekly Buzz: Slowing home sales and downtown office development

Weekly Buzz: Slowing home sales and downtown office development

Western Canada's top commercial real estate stories, featuring coverage on residential and office sectors
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What will Amazon’s 3,000 new jobs do to the residential real estate market?

What will Amazon’s 3,000 new jobs do to the residential real estate market?

Dubbed the “Amazon effect” from its impact on housing in Seattle, Vancouver’s already scorching market will likely see similar results
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