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Province: Low-income families and seniors to get more help with rent

Province: Low-income families and seniors to get more help with rent

Rent subsidy payments to increase, and an extra 3,200 low-income families will qualify for assistance under rule changes this week
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B.C. Realtors still not allowed to openly publish home sale prices

B.C. Realtors still not allowed to openly publish home sale prices

Toronto real estate agents ordered to release data to general public, while it remains restricted to real estate professionals in B.C.
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Province to limit house sizes on farmland

Province to limit house sizes on farmland

B.C.'s agriculture minister needs to make scope of rules clear, as they come just months before municipal elections, says former Delta councillor
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Sechelt affordable housing project takes next step

Sechelt affordable housing project takes next step

District of Sechelt planners approve next phase of the Lions Housing Society’s 102-unit Greenecourt project
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City of Powell River staff propose limitations to short-term rentals

City of Powell River staff propose limitations to short-term rentals

Draft bylaws restrict Airbnb-like rental to principal residences
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Powell River real estate heads toward balanced market

Powell River real estate heads toward balanced market

Board president anticipates strong third quarter with some compromises
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Metro Vancouver now Canada’s second-least competitive real estate market (INFOGRAPHIC)

Metro Vancouver now Canada’s second-least competitive real estate market (INFOGRAPHIC)

Tides have turned for Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley, finds study
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Stop work order issued at site of massive Gibsons hotel-condo development

Stop work order issued at site of massive Gibsons hotel-condo development

George Hotel and Residences project hits another hurdle over WorkSafe BC's asbestos concerns in demolition of existing building
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COLUMN: Housing market downturn harms budget prospects for B.C. NDP

COLUMN: Housing market downturn harms budget prospects for B.C. NDP

Green Party leader set to be proven right that you can't take measures to cut real estate prices and still bring in more taxation revenues
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Home sales in B.C. to drop 21% this year: forecast

Home sales in B.C. to drop 21% this year: forecast

One-fifth of transactions wiped off the board; separate study finds nearly one-fifth of buyers pushed out of market by stress test
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