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These maps show how much Metro Vancouver home prices have dropped (INFOGRAPHICS)

These maps show how much Metro Vancouver home prices have dropped (INFOGRAPHICS)

These infographics show how much in dollar terms each Metro Vancouver area’s typical home price has dropped over the past year.
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City of Vancouver says fewer homes declared vacant since tax imposed

City of Vancouver says fewer homes declared vacant since tax imposed

The City of Vancouver is reporting that the number of Vancouver properties declared vacant in 2018 under the Empty Homes Tax fell by 15 per cent from 2017 and 53 per cent of those properties are back on the rental market.
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Metro Vancouver firmly a buyer’s market as inventory jumps, prices slide

Metro Vancouver firmly a buyer’s market as inventory jumps, prices slide

Metro Vancouver’s home sellers took the opportunity of the New Year to list their properties, with new listings in the region up 244.6 per cent month over month, and nearly 28 per cent higher than the same month last year.
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Where is Vancouver’s most sought-after neighbourhood? (INFOGRAPHIC)

Where is Vancouver’s most sought-after neighbourhood? (INFOGRAPHIC)

A new 2018 year-in-review infographic by property website REW has found a different Vancouver neighbourhood had the most clicks last year – Kitsilano.
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New immigrants spending 54% more on Metro Vancouver houses than locals

New immigrants spending 54% more on Metro Vancouver houses than locals

Detached homes in Metro Vancouver that are owned by recent immigrants are worth an average of one-third more than homes owned by Canadian-born residents, according to a new study of 2016 Census data by Statistics Canada.
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Sprawling, resort-style estate relisted for $16.78 million (PHOTOS)

Sprawling, resort-style estate relisted for $16.78 million (PHOTOS)

This spectacular Richmond estate with 7,400 square feet of living space has been relisted, having failed to sell for $16.8 million in 2018.
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Feds’ mortgage policies ‘deny homeownership’ to young Canadians

Feds’ mortgage policies ‘deny homeownership’ to young Canadians

Young and middle-class Canadians are being denied the opportunity of homeownership due to the rigorous mortgage stress test, according to a report released January 23 by Mortgage Professionals of Canada (MPC).
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Metro Vancouver home price decline will bottom in 2019, then reverse, say forecasters

Metro Vancouver home price decline will bottom in 2019, then reverse, say forecasters

Home prices in Metro Vancouver may slide further in 2019 but then will recover as demand continues and supply remains constrained, according to a panel of developers at a 2019 forecast event.
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Vancouver is home to the only wind turbine in the world with a clear glass viewing pod

Vancouver is home to the only wind turbine in the world with a clear glass viewing pod

Located on Grouse Mountain, The Eye of the Wind offers panoramic views of Vancouver. The sky-scraping tower measures an impressive 65 meters tall.
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Young professionals leaving Vancouver over high cost of housing

Young professionals leaving Vancouver over high cost of housing

Iain Reeve and his wife moved from rental home to rental home in Vancouver but their final solution for secure housing was to move to Ottawa and buy two houses — one for them and another for his parents.
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