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Help with down payment now essential for many homebuyers: survey

Help with down payment now essential for many homebuyers: survey

TORONTO — A new survey says financial help with a down payment is now essential for many homebuyers.
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Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers would add 30K annual housing starts: CMHC

Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers would add 30K annual housing starts: CMHC

A new analysis by the national housing agency estimates Canada could add 30,000 more housing starts annually by eliminating interprovincial trade barriers.
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Vancouver Airbnb operator rents downtown apartment 439 out of 489 days

Vancouver Airbnb operator rents downtown apartment 439 out of 489 days

Lawyer says panel’s refusal to renew short-term rental licence for client is punishment for ‘unusual lifestyle’
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Vancouver luxury home sales plummet amid economic uncertainty

Vancouver luxury home sales plummet amid economic uncertainty

Residential sales over $4M dropped by half compared to the first half of last year.
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Annual pace of housing starts in June up 0.4 per cent from May: CMHC

Annual pace of housing starts in June up 0.4 per cent from May: CMHC

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in June edged up 0.4 per cent compared to May.
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Work on first new Victoria hotel in 20 years officially gets underway

Work on first new Victoria hotel in 20 years officially gets underway

The new eight-storey hotel with 167 rooms arrives amid increasing demand from leisure and business travellers.
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Bryan Yu: Lower Mainland home sales show signs of life at start of summer

Bryan Yu: Lower Mainland home sales show signs of life at start of summer

June saw a modest uptick in home sales across the region as easing rates and improved affordability drew in buyers
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Sluggish Vancouver presales push marketers to rethink strategy

Sluggish Vancouver presales push marketers to rethink strategy

New tools, techniques are helping the pre-construction industry survive a slowdown
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CREA cuts 2025 forecast again but says home sales are rebounding from 'chaotic start'

CREA cuts 2025 forecast again but says home sales are rebounding from 'chaotic start'

For the second time this year, the Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its forecast for home sales in 2025, even as it says a turnaround could be looming following increased activity in June.
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More than 1,200 EV chargers installed at new Richmond Centre development

More than 1,200 EV chargers installed at new Richmond Centre development

Canada's largest multi-residential electric vehicle site is in Richmond.
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