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First-time buyer numbers diminishing in real estate market: B.C. notaries

First-time buyer numbers diminishing in real estate market: B.C. notaries

Nearly 60 per cent of notaries say there are fewer first-timers this year, with mortgage stress test seen as the key culprit
Family gatherings at this $8.5M Galiano Island estate? Yes please (PHOTOS)

Family gatherings at this $8.5M Galiano Island estate? Yes please (PHOTOS)

Nine-acre gated waterfront estate has 2,400 feet of shoreline, private beaches, deep-water docks and a golf course
Top five hottest real estate news stories of 2018

Top five hottest real estate news stories of 2018

In a tumultuous year for B.C.’s real estate market, what were Glacier Media’s most-read real estate stories?
Provincial leaders hear conflicting advice on strata rentals

Provincial leaders hear conflicting advice on strata rentals

Rental task force recommends allowing all strata condo units to be rented, while industry group argues this would fuel speculation
Opinion: Will tenancy act changes bring a halt to renovictions?

Opinion: Will tenancy act changes bring a halt to renovictions?

The fact that modernization of tenancy law has taken so long is scary, considering how different the rental market is from 16 years ago
B.C.’s average home sale price will edge up in 2019: forecast

B.C.’s average home sale price will edge up in 2019: forecast

Province will drive national decline in total residential sales next year, but prices will rise slightly, asserts Canadian Real Estate Association
B.C. home sales, average prices drop in November: BCREA

B.C. home sales, average prices drop in November: BCREA

Buyers “continue to struggle” with mortgage stress test, but one B.C. region bucks provincial trends
Canada’s priciest condo relisted – at $8M off original price (PHOTOS)

Canada’s priciest condo relisted – at $8M off original price (PHOTOS)

Two-storey penthouse atop Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour hasn’t sold since January, and is reduced to $29.9 million
No increase in 2019 for new fixed-rate mortgages: BCREA forecast

No increase in 2019 for new fixed-rate mortgages: BCREA forecast

With a recent decline in bond yields, lenders have pushed interest rates as high as they will go for a year, predicts association
Rental vacancy rates decrease in Powell River

Rental vacancy rates decrease in Powell River

Availability of apartment rentals drops to 1.4 per cent