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Construction labour shortage a massive barrier to B.C.’s new housing: experts

Construction labour shortage a massive barrier to B.C.’s new housing: experts

Even with good intentions, appropriate funding and expedited permitting processes, there simply aren’t enough construction tradespeople to build all the homes required to meet B.C.'s housing targets, according to a group of industry experts.
Views mixed on Garibaldi Springs at public hearing

Views mixed on Garibaldi Springs at public hearing

Daycare, ecological restoration and trails all part of 350-home proposed development
Squamish nowhere on list of region’s hot spots to invest in real estate

Squamish nowhere on list of region’s hot spots to invest in real estate

Considering the scorching real estate market, you might think that Squamish would be among the region’s hottest areas to invest in real estate right now – but not according to financial website MoneySense.
Municipalities may soon have authority to create rental-project zones

Municipalities may soon have authority to create rental-project zones

Province also proposing measures to stifle condo pre-sale tax evasion
Artisan market, helicopter touring proposed for Britannia Beach South

Artisan market, helicopter touring proposed for Britannia Beach South

Taicheng Development Corporation says market would have up to 150 vendors, two helipads
Judge backs buyer reneging on $6.5M purchase over land restrictions

Judge backs buyer reneging on $6.5M purchase over land restrictions

A BC Supreme Court judge has concluded a buyer who backed out of a deal to buy a $6.5 million mansion in West Vancouver was entitled to do so because a British Pacific Properties restrictive covenant significantly impacted potential uses.
Ultra-luxe home on private peninsula listed for $24.9M (PHOTOS)

Ultra-luxe home on private peninsula listed for $24.9M (PHOTOS)

If living on your own island seems idyllic but a bit inconvenient, perhaps the perfect compromise would be your own peninsula, surrounded by private beaches and rocky shoreline.
Rise or fall of home prices largely linked to purchasing power: analyst

Rise or fall of home prices largely linked to purchasing power: analyst

Whether the region’s home prices are rising or falling is significantly to do with buyers’ spending power – more so than foreign buyers or market speculation, according to the lead data analyst for Vancouver real estate firm the Rennie Group.
Real estate regulators to be scrutinized

Real estate regulators to be scrutinized

The province is examining the Real Estate Council of B.C. and Superintendent of Real Estate
$1.9 billion expected for provincewide rental housing

$1.9 billion expected for provincewide rental housing

Rental units intended to help families, and low and middle-income seniors
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