MORE REAL ESTATE NEWS

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  Vancouver was ordered to build 1,405 affordable rentals over the past year. Only 313 were completed.

  Vancouver fell short of meeting the province's housing targets for the last year, mostly due to a failure to meet the goal for affordable rentals, according to a report coming to city council.

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  Vancouver home sales surge in October amid lower borrowing costs: board

  Greater Vancouver Realtors says home sales in the region jumped 31.9 per cent in October compared with the same month last year, marking potential early signs of a long-awaited rebound after the Bank of Canada's four consecutive cuts to its key interest rate.

• American interest in Canadian real estate peaks ahead of U.S. election: report

  With Americans set to elect a new president Tuesday, new data shows there's a spike in interest in Canadian real estate.

• Seller ordered to return buyer's $1.5M deposit for 2 Vancouver teardowns at centre of fraud litigation

  The owner of a pair of teardown homes in Vancouver's rapidly redeveloping Oakridge neighbourhood has been ordered to refund a would-be buyer's deposit of $1.5 million.

• Real estate agent fined $14K for allowing husband to provide licensed services

  A B.C. real estate agent who allowed strangers to access a home without licensed supervision, and then lied when questioned about it later, is facing a $14,000 fine and a six-month suspension.

• Major interest rate cut expected to shift Metro Vancouver real estate market

  The Bank of Canada has lowered its key interest rate by half a percentage point. The super-sized cut is expected to bring relief to many Canadians struggling with affordability.

• Real estate agent submitted 'falsified' financial information on mortgage applications, B.C. regulator finds

  The agency that regulates real estate agents in B.C. has cancelled the licences of a man and his personal real estate corporation after he admitted to using an unregistered mortgage broker and submitting "falsified income and savings information" on two mortgage applications.

• B.C. court rules on real estate dispute between sisters who haven't spoken since 2016

  A dispute over the ownership of a Surrey condo that contributed to a falling-out between sisters has been addressed in B.C. Supreme Court.

• $260 charge for bent blinds 'gratuitous,' says Vancouver affordable housing tenant

  A Vancouver tenant is at war with his former landlord over what he calls an exorbitant charge for bent blinds.

• 'Like going to a buffet with no one else in line': Housing sales stall in Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley

  New data from Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley shows a surge in supply and drop in demand in the region's historically hot real estate market.

• Vancouver home sales down 3.8% in Sept. as lower rates fail to entice buyers: board

  Vancouver-area home sales dropped 3.8 per cent in September compared with the same month last year, while listings grew to put modest pressure on pricing, said Greater Vancouver Realtors on Wednesday.

• Private isle paradise on Vancouver Island looking for new owners

  An island on Vancouver Island's Sproat Lake, "Sunset Island" is up for sale.