Real Estate News

One-third of Canadian baby-boomers – and more in Metro Vancouver – plan to give ‘living inheritances’ to their adult children specifically to help them buy real estate, a new survey has found.

The percentage of non-permanent residents (NPR) living in Vancouver who hold mortgages in the city increased from 3.3 per cent in 2014 to 3.9 per cent in 2016, according to new CMHC data, and the percentage is even higher for younger foreigners.

Photo Dan Toulgoet The city of Vancouver is pushing back the deadline for residential property owners to submit declarations needed to avoid the empty homes tax.

It's that time again! We are celebrating our history, our heritage sites and the unique culture that is found in Vancouver. Heritage Week is an annual celebration of heritage held on the third week of February, this year February 19th - 25th.

Photo Dan Toulgoet Vancouver’s real estate market is “showing a high degree of vulnerability” – for the seventh quarter running, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) latest quarterly report.

It's brought 8,000 units back into the rental market

This is the fourth feature in our series written by residents who love their neighbourhoods ( Mt Pleasant , The West End and Yaletown preceded it). Want to pitch your own story about what makes yours awesome? We’d love to hear from you.

In a city where there are precious few rental buildings being constructed, a six-storey mixed-use building with rental has been proposed for 3532 East Hastings.

Realtor Adil Dinani: Metro Vancouver is now seeing a “slingshot” effect as more buyers flood into the market in fear of even higher interest rates coming.

There's a new townhouse development in South Surrey called Dawson's Creek, and their advertising using the line "I don't want to wait." Get it?