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Analysis: David Eby and NDP align with Christy Clark on key housing initiative

Analysis: David Eby and NDP align with Christy Clark on key housing initiative

The BC NDP has gone gangbusters on an old home ownership scheme initially conceived by the Christy Clark-led B.C. government; critics say it will do nothing to bring down home prices.
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Real estate developers predict mortgage changes will do little to spur demand for newly built homes

Real estate developers predict mortgage changes will do little to spur demand for newly built homes

The real estate industry does not believe the extended amortization period included in the changes will stimulate buying given higher housing prices
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Displaced tenants in B.C. look for more protection

Displaced tenants in B.C. look for more protection

New provincial legislation threatens to upend affordable rental housing efforts because, by next year, the policies must meet a test of financial viability for developers.
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Telus HQ deal illustrates rebound in Vancouver office sales

Telus HQ deal illustrates rebound in Vancouver office sales

Morguard acquires 20 per cent of Telus Garden as office investment surges in region
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Why are insurable mortgage borrowers being excluded from the new mortgage rules?

Why are insurable mortgage borrowers being excluded from the new mortgage rules?

Insurable borrower's mortgages are pooled together into a portfolio by their lender, who then takes out insurance on these loans as a group.
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Vancouver real estate flat as buyers wait out Bank of Canada

Vancouver real estate flat as buyers wait out Bank of Canada

Greater Vancouver buyers sitting on fence, resulting in slower activity across all segments, says Royal LePage
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West Vancouver developer must pay back $1 million deposit, B.C. Supreme Court rules

West Vancouver developer must pay back $1 million deposit, B.C. Supreme Court rules

The developer failed to get an occupancy permit and deliver the West Van property with a clean title, the court found
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Gordon Campbell: Housing crisis at a tipping point with bold action needed in B.C.

Gordon Campbell: Housing crisis at a tipping point with bold action needed in B.C.

B.C. can take four bold steps to tackle unaffordable housing head-on, says former premier
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B.C. party leaders fail to give housing specifics during TV debate

B.C. party leaders fail to give housing specifics during TV debate

Parties must detail how their plans will deliver financial relief, say industry experts.
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Rents rise 2.1% in September, marking fifth straight monthly slowdown: report

Rents rise 2.1% in September, marking fifth straight monthly slowdown: report

TORONTO — A new report says growth in average asking rents across Canada last month slowed to the lowest rate since October 2021, at 2.1 per cent year-over-year. The report from Rentals.
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