B.C. condo owner says soaring interest rates forcing him to sell
South Surrey resident Adam Cantor has lived in the same condo for 14 years. But last week, Cantor put his place on the market after learning his payments will soon double.
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Vancouver city councillor tables plan to 'unlock' housing in DTES
A Vancouver city councillor is proposing an ambitious plan to create greater housing stock in the Downtown Eastside.
5-bedroom home in Richmond, B.C., listed for $750K – but there's a catch
Would you purchase real estate with a stranger? While many prospective buyers would likely balk at the concept, an online listing offering "undivided half-interest" in a 2,992-square-foot home in B.C.'s Lower Mainland for $750,000 might give some a moment’s pause.
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Pending federal tax reforms targeting Airbnb hosts encouraging, B.C. minister says
Owning a short-term rental is about to become a lot less lucrative due to pending federal tax rules, CTV News has learned.
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B.C. seeing 'balanced' real estate market, association says
British Columbia real estate sales and prices bumped up slightly in October compared with a year ago in what is being described as a balanced market.
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B.C. regulator fines mortgage broker $66K over failure to share complete financial information
A B.C. mortgage broker has been ordered to pay nearly $66,000 to a provincial regulator for misconduct.
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Mortgage broker's negligence cost homebuyers $5K, B.C. tribunal rules
A B.C. mortgage broker was negligent when attempting to secure a mortgage for two people looking to buy a property with a mobile home on it, and that negligence resulted in the buyers having to pay an extra $5,000, B.C.'s small claims tribunal has ruled.
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Supply outpacing demand in Vancouver housing market, real estate board says
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the region continues to see an increase in newly listed properties, but sales still lag behind long-term trends.
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B.C. to table housing law targeting 'outdated zoning rules'
The British Columbia government is introducing legislation aimed at easing the housing crisis by spurring the development of small-scale and multi-unit homes.
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Mortgages far out of reach for median income earners in Vancouver: report
A new report is highlighting the widening gap between the average price of Vancouver real estate and what the average earner can afford.
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Court awards $1.8 million in West Vancouver real estate fraud case
A dispute between real estate development partners over a pair of planned luxury homes in West Vancouver's British Properties has resulted in more than $1.8 million in damages for civil fraud.
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B.C. home sales slowed by high cost of borrowing: real estate association
Home sales in British Columbia were up in September by more than 10 per cent from the same time last year
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B.C. condo owner can't use her unit as an Airbnb, tribunal rules
A B.C. woman who bought a condo with plans to use it as an Airbnb part-time has lost her bid for an exemption to the strata's bylaws prohibiting short-term rentals.
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Vancouver housing market more balanced after spring and summer slowdown: real estate board
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says a jump in new listings is helping to bring some balance back to the region's housing market.
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A parking spot in Whistler, B.C., just sold for $195K
Less than three months after a $32-million mansion shattered the record for the most expensive property ever sold in Whistler, B.C., another record has fallen.
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Sole survivor of Sea to Sky Highway crash on how faith, community are helping her unimaginable grief
Iris Paguia-Portillo was in the front passenger seat, and her brother James and two-year-old daughter Natalia in the back seat on their late night drive home from a church gathering on Nov. 26. Just 20 minutes from their Whistler home, she heard her husband Josefat Portillo scream as their car hit black ice and struck a tree.
City of Coquitlam requiring developer to hire 3rd-party engineer after shoring wall collapse
The City of Coquitlam has ordered the developer behind a construction project on Foster Avenue that suffered a catastrophic, caught-on-camera collapse Wednesday to hire a third-party geotechnical engineer as it works to remediate the site.
Highway 1 widening project to take years longer, cost $140M more than expected
Frustration is growing over a major traffic bottleneck on Highway 1 through Langley.
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B.C. police watchdog gets $2M funding boost to hire staff, cut investigation times
The province gave the IIO a $2 million budget lift for this fiscal year to fund 13 new positions, including seven in investigations.
Senior makes hundreds of wooden toys for children's charities despite debilitating condition
To appreciate why Lynndon Franz wears a Santa hat in his workshop, we need to go back to that day he got a nail stuck in his eye.
Special weather statement warns of high tides on B.C.'s South Coast
Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a special weather statement warning of extremely high tides on British Columbia's South Coast this weekend.
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Airbnb renter whose grease fire set off sprinklers in Vancouver highrise can't be sued by insurer, court rules
An Edmonton man who accidentally started a grease fire while staying in an Airbnb in a downtown Vancouver condo, setting off the building's sprinklers, cannot be sued for damages by the strata corporation's insurer.
Passenger with measles went through Vancouver International Airport: BCCDC
People who were on certain flights or were at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) last Thursday may have been exposed to measles, according to an alert from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.
'Amor' wasn't victim of violent crime, actually fell off scooter, Vancouver police say
A woman who woke up seriously injured in East Vancouver earlier this month – prompting online rumours about a possible kidnapper and rapist on the loose – had actually fallen off a scooter, a police investigation has determined.
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Victoria to host B.C. Lions for regular-season game against Ottawa Redblacks
The B.C. Lions will host the Ottawa Redblacks in a regular-season CFL game in Victoria next season. The game, dubbed "Touchdown Pacific" by the league, will be played Saturday Aug. 31 at Royal Athletic Park.
Frank the Tank, a tortoise found wandering a B.C. field, gets a new home
Adoption requests came from as far away as New Zealand, but Frank the Tank, a 17-kilogram tortoise found wandering in a Richmond bok choy field last month, will be staying in British Columbia.
Victoria couple's $5M lottery win means 'beers, pizza and champagne' for the family
The Vancouver Canucks might be having a winning season, but when Stacey Donison heard her husband shouting joyfully from the kitchen, it had nothing to do with the hockey game he was watching.