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2019's top five real estate investment towns in Western Canada

2019's top five real estate investment towns in Western Canada

Site of Canada’s biggest private investment and a Lower Mainland hotspot included in the Western Investor annual spotlight on the best places to buy real estate
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Comment: Scales tipping against B.C. homeowners

Comment: Scales tipping against B.C. homeowners

Many owners of second homes don't have money to upgrade properties to rental standard, or pay speculation or empty homes tax bill
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Check out this unique $8.9M Whistler house built into cliff (PHOTOS)

Check out this unique $8.9M Whistler house built into cliff (PHOTOS)

Jaw-dropping home is accessed by elevator via a tunnel in the cliff – and has its own waterfall
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BoC raises interest rates again – what that means for you

BoC raises interest rates again – what that means for you

With overnight rate at 1.75 per cent, first-time buyers and variable-rate mortgage holders will be most affected
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B.C. residents increasingly fearful of interest rate hikes: poll

B.C. residents increasingly fearful of interest rate hikes: poll

Forty-one per cent of B.C. residents are worried they will have financial difficulties if rates go up, according to a poll
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Exclusive: Chinese buyer interest in Metro Vancouver real estate soars again

Exclusive: Chinese buyer interest in Metro Vancouver real estate soars again

After a slump in inquiries, third quarter sees leap in Metro Vancouver searches on Chinese real estate portal Juwai.com
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Opinion: Watered-down speculation tax could result in net zero

Opinion: Watered-down speculation tax could result in net zero

The tax will help families find homes, argue some, while others say it will damage local economies. Alternatively, its new iteration could do... nothing
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Greens agree ‘compromise’ with NDP on speculation tax changes

Greens agree ‘compromise’ with NDP on speculation tax changes

In exchange for Green Party’s backing, NDP agrees to three key amendments to tabled legislation, including reduced tax rate for out-of-province Canadians
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Greens agree ‘compromise’ with NDP on speculation tax changes

Greens agree ‘compromise’ with NDP on speculation tax changes

In exchange for Green Party’s backing, NDP agrees to three key amendments to tabled legislation, including reduced tax rate for out-of-province Canadians
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Most first-time buyers stretching to the max on home purchase

Affordability is biggest concern, but consumer confidence in real estate remains high, finds survey
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