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Opinion: Federal, provincial housing policies stealthily shift tax burden to cities, locals

Opinion: Federal, provincial housing policies stealthily shift tax burden to cities, locals

Your world is about to get more expensive, but not in the ways you may think. The recent headline reads: “ Nearly $90B in equity wiped off Lower Mainland home values in past year .
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Developers step up quirky incentive game to lure new condo buyers

Developers step up quirky incentive game to lure new condo buyers

“We’ll see your avocado toast and raise you a glass of wine,” says one developer
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B.C. Premier talks housing, affordability in coffee-shop chat

B.C. Premier talks housing, affordability in coffee-shop chat

Horgan tackles money-laundering, speculation, density and transit in a wide-ranging discussion in North Vancouver
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Check out this $14.5M rustic-luxury beach house in Tofino (IMAGES)

Check out this $14.5M rustic-luxury beach house in Tofino (IMAGES)

Five-bedroom home is just steps from Chesterman Beach and has incredible ocean views
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High-stakes Burnaby bowling-alley deal unenforceable, ‘tainted by illegality’: judge

High-stakes Burnaby bowling-alley deal unenforceable, ‘tainted by illegality’: judge

Real estate agent for both parties withheld information from owner about rezoning potential of property now worth $86 million.
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Richmond council rejects further push for empty-homes tax

Richmond council rejects further push for empty-homes tax

Richmond city council is not pushing for an extra empty-homes tax, but they are going to ask the province to return the tax it collects on vacant homes to municipalities. Coun.
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Two-tower residential project seeks approval in Vancouver

Two-tower residential project seeks approval in Vancouver

The 43- and 48-storey development aims to become the first residential Passive House highrise in the city
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Full and fuller: Hotels, office space face record-low vacancies

Full and fuller: Hotels, office space face record-low vacancies

“The news goes from bad to worse,” a recent office report warns, adding: “Lower rents are unlikely, even with pending new supply"
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Big self-storage players muscle out mom-and-pop firms

Big self-storage players muscle out mom-and-pop firms

Major companies buying smaller storage companies for better land values, while real estate investment trusts turn to sector for higher investment yields
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Two-bed apartments in Vancouver cost nearly $3,000, says report (INFOGRAPHIC)

Two-bed apartments in Vancouver cost nearly $3,000, says report (INFOGRAPHIC)

But Vancouver is not the most expensive city in Canada to rent one-bedroom units, according to Rentals.ca
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