Vancouver City Council sided with staff Tuesday to approve a range of measures to help protect renters, including doubling compensation for displaced tenants.
A B.C. homeowner whose property sale fell through because his tenants hadn't moved out has been ordered to pay his would-be purchaser almost $4,200 for the trouble.
The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning to vacationers after an Australian tourist lost nearly $600 trying to rent a small apartment in Vancouver.
A real estate market outlook released this week says hopes for a better year were "dashed early" as political measures put prospective buyers on the sidelines.
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New analysis commissioned by a group that has protested the school and speculation tax is painting a new picture of Metro Vancouver's weakening real estate market.
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Home sales in April posted their first year-over-year increase since December 2017 as gains in Montreal and the Toronto region outweighed a decline in the B.C. Lower Mainland.
Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia has forced a Vancouver-based structural engineer to turn in his licence and pay thousands in fines after finding a residential highrise in Surrey does not meet the province’s building code.
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The B.C. government is boosting enforcement against rule-breaking landlords and tenants alike as it responds to recommendations from the province's Rental Housing Task Force.
A group of activists descended on an exclusive street in Vancouver's Point Grey neighbourhood Saturday to protest wealth inequality in the city and a housing crisis that has left many struggling to put a roof over their head.
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With Vancouver's red-hot housing market showing obvious signs of slowing down, there are early indications that the city's pricey rental market might be following suit.
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Vancouver city staff are recommending that councillors vote against shifting a percentage of commercial property taxes onto residential owners – a move proposed as a way to support local businesses struggling to keep up with rising fees.
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Imagine a dream home with a big kitchen, the right number of bedrooms and a perfect layout, all designed by you and then assembled in hours. A Metro Vancouver scientist says it’s possible using a printer.
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The Semiahmoo First Nation is making upgrades that will finally hook the reserve up to the Surrey system and bring in a safe drinking water supply, but not all of those who live there will be able to stay to enjoy the improvements.
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Vancouver city staff are recommending that councillors vote against shifting a percentage of commercial property taxes onto residential owners – a move proposed as a way to support local businesses struggling to keep up with rising fees.
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The B.C. Court of Appeal has reversed a ruling against the former owner of a Vancouver mansion who did not tell a prospective buyer about what police believe was a targeted murder that had taken place outside the property.
The city of Vancouver and the Sahota family – who own vast swathes of real estate on the Downtown Eastside – have reached a settlement on bylaw violations at the Balmoral and Regent hotels.
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CTV News Vancouver first exposed how an unregistered mortgage broker had left a homebuyer in the lurch. Now, he’s facing stiff fines for his behaviour.
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Five agencies are banding together to help fight money laundering in British Columbia's real estate industry. B.C. Attorney General David Eby and Finance Minister Carole James released a joint statement saying the collaboration will go a long way towards getting dirty money out of the real estate market and protecting consumers.
