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B.C.’s Rental Housing Task Force wants to stop renovictions but rejects vacancy control

B.C.’s Rental Housing Task Force wants to stop renovictions but rejects vacancy control

The B.C. government’s Rental Housing Task Force is recommending changes to the Rental Tenancy Act to stop renovictions, but it’s rejected the idea of vacancy control — an idea renters favoured and landlords opposed.
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Canadian confidence in housing market running low: poll

Even though owning a home is still widely seen as an important life milestone, most people – even homeowners – don’t feel confident in today's real estate market
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No major home price drops for Metro Vancouver and B.C. next year: forecasts

No major home price drops for Metro Vancouver and B.C. next year: forecasts

Two separate brokerage surveys predict home values will stay virtually flat or decrease only slightly
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More than half of all short-term rentals in Vancouver now licensed

More than half of all short-term rentals in Vancouver now licensed

As of Nov. 30 there were more than 4,500 active short-term rental listings in the city
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Canada’s high home prices likely to just stay high: economist

Canada’s high home prices likely to just stay high: economist

Rather than see a crash, “most terrifying threat of all” is that home prices will remain permanently unaffordable to many, says CPA chief economist
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Oceanside home fit for James Bond listed at $18.88M, comes with jet skis (PHOTOS)

Oceanside home fit for James Bond listed at $18.88M, comes with jet skis (PHOTOS)

Ultra-luxe West Vancouver home also has waterfront infinity pool and three fire pits, and is the week’s priciest new listing
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Powell River home sales and purchases tighten

Powell River home sales and purchases tighten

Real estate enters winter market
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Homeowners can expect a mixed bag of property values: B.C. Assessment

Homeowners can expect a mixed bag of property values: B.C. Assessment

Detached homes in Metro Vancouver down by up to 10 per cent, while other parts of province rise up to 15 per cent
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Opinion: Will province ban rental restrictions in strata buildings?

Opinion: Will province ban rental restrictions in strata buildings?

Time limit on speculation tax exemption hints that condo rental restrictions may soon be a thing of the past
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UBC professor proposes innovative property tax system to help housing affordability

UBC professor proposes innovative property tax system to help housing affordability

New calculation model could help renters, says Thomas Davidoff of UBC Sauder School of Business
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