MORE REAL ESTATE NEWS

• With Toronto landlords asking for less, Burnaby was Canada's 2nd most expensive city for renters last month: listing site

  Data collected by a rental listings website in June suggested Burnaby was the second most expensive Canadian city in which to rent.

  

• Vancouver luxury real estate: Sale of $10M+ homes up 300 per cent from last year

  The market for Metro Vancouver's priciest homes saw a bit of a lull at the beginning of the pandemic, but a recent report shows any hesitation is a thing of the past.

  

• New DIY real estate website launches with low commissions

  Feeling brave? Want to save on commissions when selling your property? A new DIY website has launched in Metro Vancouver.

• B.C. now allowing rental properties on agricultural land

  The province is easing restrictions for secondary housing options on properties within B.C.'s Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), which is land zoned specifically for farming as its primary purpose.

• Vancouver real estate: Sales eased in June as benchmark price was flat

  The real estate market in Metro Vancouver eased in June from its record-setting pace in March and April.

• Lawsuit against noisy neighbours nets frustrated B.C. condo owners $2,500 in damages

  Loud music and lively conversations have cost two B.C. condo owners upwards of $2,500 after they were sued by their downstairs neighbours over many nights of disrupted sleep.

• Billed as 'micro studio,' Craigslist user tries to rent Vancouver bathroom with bed inside

  A Vancouver Craigslist post advertised a furnished 'micro studio,' which appears to be a bathroom with a bed inside, for rent in the city for $680.

• 'I'm worth millions': Vancouver man charged with assault in violent strata dispute

  A Vancouver man is facing charges of assault and uttering threats in the latest chapter of an ongoing strata dispute.

• $14.1M estate breaks record for most expensive home sold in Greater Victoria

  A sprawling 67-acre oceanfront property has just broken the record for the most expensive residential sale in Greater Victoria, according to Sotheby’s International Realty Canada.

• Scheduled tours of the first off-site PNE Prize Home open for booking

  Touring the PNE Prize Home is typically one of the biggest draws of the fair. This year, the pandemic has changed that.

• 'A perfect storm': Vancouver Island construction industry warns of significant delays and cost overruns

  The success of Vancouver Island's construction industry might also be its post-pandemic downfall.

• 'Like walking into Disneyland': The story behind the whimsical $4M home for sale in White Rock, B.C.

  The owner of a human-scale dollhouse in White Rock, B.C., is selling the eye-catching property for $4 million. Here's the story behind the whimsical property.