Skip to content

Real Estate

B.C. home sales suffer steep slide in November

B.C. home sales suffer steep slide in November

Following October’s uptick, B.C. home sales cratered in November by 9.5 per cent to reach a seasonally-adjusted 4,849 units. Actual sales fell 50 per cent from a year ago.
Read more >
Advocacy group calls for cap on rent hikes for new residential tenants

Advocacy group calls for cap on rent hikes for new residential tenants

Together Against Poverty Society is advocating for a vacancy control system.
Read more >
Cooling off period comes to coldest housing market in years

Cooling off period comes to coldest housing market in years

Effective January 3 ,2023, a B.C. homebuyer has three business day to cancel a sales agreement
Read more >
Vancouver's December home sales down 52% from year ago: B.C. real estate board

Vancouver's December home sales down 52% from year ago: B.C. real estate board

VANCOUVER — The Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board says home sales and prices continued their fall in December, dropping by 52 per cent and three per cent respectively from a year ago. The B.C.
Read more >
Value of Michael Bublé's Burnaby home jumps by $1.85M: BC Assessment

Value of Michael Bublé's Burnaby home jumps by $1.85M: BC Assessment

Single-detached homes and strata properties in Burnaby are up by 10 per cent and 12 per cent respectively, according to BC Assessment's latest numbers.
Read more >
B.C. becomes first province to require 3-day contract waiting period for homebuyers

B.C. becomes first province to require 3-day contract waiting period for homebuyers

VANCOUVER — British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to require a three-day waiting period for buyers after they've signed an agreement to purchase a home.
Read more >
Everything you need to know about B.C.'s 2023 homeowner grant

Everything you need to know about B.C.'s 2023 homeowner grant

The grant will cover 92 per cent of residential properties in B.C.
Read more >
Northern B.C. homeowners see rise in 2023 property assessments

Northern B.C. homeowners see rise in 2023 property assessments

Northern homeowners can generally expect to see a rise of about 5% to 20%
Read more >
B.C. 2022 strata disputes: cats, pet urine, water leaks and hot tubs

B.C. 2022 strata disputes: cats, pet urine, water leaks and hot tubs

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal adjudicates disputes between strata councils and condo owners.
Read more >
B.C. boosts funds to agency that handles disputes between landlords and tenants

B.C. boosts funds to agency that handles disputes between landlords and tenants

VICTORIA — British Columbia is beefing up its residential housing agency that resolves tenant-landlord disputes over issues including unfair evictions, unpaid rent and damage.
Read more >