MORE REAL ESTATE NEWS

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  These are 10 of the most expensive homes on the market in B.C.

  It’s no secret that British Columbia is home to the most expensive properties in the country. What can tens of millions of dollars get you in this hub of luxury real estate?

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  New report suggests B.C. renters paying 'Airbnb tax' due to market pressures

  A team of researchers has crunched the numbers and estimates that British Columbia’s renters are paying roughly 20 per cent more than they otherwise would have due to the impact of short-term rentals.

• Minimum income needed to buy a home in Vancouver rises due to interest rates

  The minimum annual income needed to buy a home in Vancouver inched closer to $250,000 last month, according to an online mortgage brokerage.

• Vancouver city council approves 'Missing Middle' housing policy

  Vancouver city council has voted to approve a proposal that would add 'missing middle' housing to low-density residential neighbourhoods.

• Average rent for 1-bedroom apartments dips in Vancouver – but not by much

  The average asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Vancouver dipped below $3,000 in August, even as the national average reached a new record high, according to the latest monthly report from Rentals.ca.

• Pre-sale buyers want their deposits back from troubled Richmond development

  Three years after construction suddenly stopped on a large Richmond development, pre-sale buyers are demanding the developer return their deposits.

• $30K fine for B.C. real estate agent who failed to warn clients about special levy before condo purchase

  A second B.C. real estate agent has been ordered to pay more than $30,000 for failing to notify his clients about an impending special levy before they purchased a condo in White Rock.

• Vancouver real estate board foresees home price stabilization amid higher borrowing costs

  The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says higher borrowing costs combined with seasonal patterns are putting the housing market on track to see slowing sales and price stabilization.

• An Arthur Erickson home that didn’t sell 5 years ago is on the market in West Vancouver again

  The Realtor hired to sell Eppich II, a West Vancouver home designed by renowned Canadian architect Arthur Erickson, is hoping the second time is the charm.

• 'Completely unbelievable': B.C. tenant facing eviction doubts landlord's daughter wants cramped basement

  Vancouver resident Crystal Cornthwaite has been told her landlord’s daughter wants to move into the basement apartment where she currently pays below market rent – an eviction scenario advocates say has become increasingly common since B.C. made renovictions more difficult.

• 'My heart breaks': 'Love It or List It Vancouver' co-host's Okanagan Lake cabin destroyed in wildfire

  A B.C. Realtor and television star is among those whose property has been destroyed by the McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna.

• $19.8M for a Pender Island mansion with working farm and vineyard

  A custom-designed waterfront mansion on Pender Island has just hit the market for $19,800,000 and it comes with a sprawling 105-acre property – impeccably maintained by a live-in caretaker named Terry.