B.C. reveals 60,000-unit housing target for 10 municipalities
Ten municipalities in B.C. must build a total of 60,103 housing units over the next five years, the province’s housing minister announced Tuesday.
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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?
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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$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.
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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.
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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.
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'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.
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'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.
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$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.
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Average asking rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in Vancouver tops $3,000
Vancouver landlords are seeking, on average, more than $3,000 per month in rent for a one-bedroom apartment in the city, according to the latest monthly data from Rentals.ca.
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'Do not walk on property,' warns listing for $1.8M teardown in Vancouver
A "fire-damaged house of no value" has been listed for sale for $1,799,000 in Vancouver, a stark example of how much real estate prices are driven by land in the city.
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Vancouver
Anti-SOGI demonstrations at elementary schools prompt calls to renew protest legislation
Some North Vancouver parents want the province to re-introduce legislation prohibiting protests near schools, following a series of anti-SOGI demonstrations.
3 charged with murder, conspiracy in deadly shooting in B.C.'s Lower Mainland
Three suspects have been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the slaying of a 24-year-old man in Surrey, B.C., last year, homicide investigators announced Tuesday.
'Outrageous': B.C. Premier blasts Conservative leader's first question in the legislature
John Rustad's first question in British Columbia's legislature as the leader of the provincial Conservative Party prompted a stern rebuke from Premier David Eby, who accused him of picking on children and families.
Vancouver Island
Motorcyclist, 56, dead after crash near Sooke
A 56-year-old man is dead after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck on Vancouver Island.
Anti-SOGI demonstrations at elementary schools prompt calls to renew protest legislation
Some North Vancouver parents want the province to re-introduce legislation prohibiting protests near schools, following a series of anti-SOGI demonstrations.
Nanaimo RCMP investigating 'well-orchestrated' jewelry store robbery
Mounties in Nanaimo are investigating after thieves broke in to a jewelry store and made off with an estimated $100,000 in merchandise.
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Why a B.C. city ended its decades-long ban on tattoo shops
Up until this week, opening a tattoo parlour in the Township of Langley in B.C.’s Fraser Valley was technically illegal.
Litter purchased by school district is not for students who identify as cats
Some parents are under the impression that School District 67 in Penticton has embraced diversity to the point of allowing students to use separate bathrooms complete with litter boxes, if they identify as a cat.
This is how conservationists are working to keep the grizzly bear alive in B.C.
From habitat loss and food insecurity, to the growing human population, grizzly bears face the possibility of becoming endangered.
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Calls for traffic lights at 'dangerous intersection' on Vancouver's steepest street
Residents living at the bottom of Vancouver’s steepest street say it’s becoming increasingly dangerous, and they’re calling on the city to install traffic lights before someone is seriously hurt.
'Continuous' masking returning to B.C. hospitals, clinics, care homes
Some health-care workers in British Columbia have started receiving notification that they will once again be expected to wear masks in medical settings, but the language is ambiguous about what exactly will be required and for whom.
Rabbits on Granville Island being trapped, euthanized amid coyote concerns
A growing rabbit population on Vancouver's Granville Island has been attracting coyotes, according to authorities, and the bunnies are now being trapped and taken to a vet to be euthanized.