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Census shows apartment growth, but supply remains the main issue in B.C.: experts
April 27, 2022 - 12:32 PM

VANCOUVER - Demand for housing in British Columbia still far outstrips supply, experts say, even as the latest census figures show growth in the number of homes was higher than the increase in population countrywide.
Langford, B.C., offers residents down payment grants to spur homebuyer affordability
October 24, 2021 - 1:00 AM

LANGFORD, B.C. - The Victoria-area city of Langford is offering a helping hand to those who have a dream of owning their own home by providing a five per cent down payment on their purchase.
B.C. proposes 'first-step' amendments to laws governing condo insurance
June 23, 2020 - 5:12 PM

VICTORIA - The B.C. government says it's taking the first steps to address concerns about sky-high costs and the availability of insurance for condominiums that have seen premiums rise by as much as 50 per cent.
B.C. report says condo insurance market 'unhealthy,' premiums up 40 per cent
June 16, 2020 - 3:16 PM

VANCOUVER - The insurance market for an estimated 1.5 million people living in condominiums and townhouses in British Columbia isn't healthy with premiums rising by 40 per cent year over year, says a government-commissioned report.
Condo boards should set out rules before cannabis legalization: lawyers
October 10, 2018 - 1:00 AM

VANCOUVER - Homeowner groups need to quickly establish rules for marijuana growing and consumption in an effort to nip any problems in the bud, say lawyers who specialize in property law.
March home sales volume plunges 22.7%, national average price down 10.4%: CREA
April 13, 2018 - 11:23 AM

TORONTO - The most-affordable segments of Canada's housing market are seeing the biggest price hikes as recent changes to mortgage regulations fuel demand for lower-priced homes such as condominiums, according to the country's real estate industry organization.
Toronto-area home prices, sales volume in February down from 2017 record highs
March 06, 2018 - 8:05 AM

TORONTO - The number of Toronto-area homes sold last month fell nearly 35 per cent and the average selling price dropped more than 12 per cent from historically high levels set last year, the Toronto Real Estate Board reported Tuesday.
Montreal construction boom spawned by strong economy and political stability
October 29, 2017 - 7:00 AM

MONTREAL - Cranes crowd the Montreal skyline these days as a strong economy and political stability are fuelling a construction frenzy throughout the downtown core and beyond.
Metro Vancouver residential property benchmark price cracks $1 million
August 02, 2017 - 2:48 PM

VANCOUVER - The typical price of a home in Metro Vancouver surpassed $1 million for the first time last July, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver said on the one-year anniversary of British Columbia's 15 per cent surtax on foreign homebuyers.
In Canada, dream of home ownership not so much far-flung as just far away
February 08, 2017 - 4:32 AM

TORONTO - Julien Simon and his wife were living happily in their condo in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby when life intervened last year in the form of a baby on the way.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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Census shows apartment growth, but supply remains the main issue in B.C.: experts

Langford, B.C., offers residents down payment grants to spur homebuyer affordability

B.C. proposes 'first-step' amendments to laws governing condo insurance

B.C. report says condo insurance market 'unhealthy,' premiums up 40 per cent

Condo boards should set out rules before cannabis legalization: lawyers

March home sales volume plunges 22.7%, national average price down 10.4%: CREA

Toronto-area home prices, sales volume in February down from 2017 record highs

Montreal construction boom spawned by strong economy and political stability

Metro Vancouver residential property benchmark price cracks $1 million

In Canada, dream of home ownership not so much far-flung as just far away

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