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Homeowners feeling the sting of rising interest rates

Homeowners feeling the sting of rising interest rates

Many now paying "equivalent of one extra mortgage payment" per year
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Penthouse at Vancouver House – with rooftop hot tub – re-listed for $10.88M (IMAGES)

Penthouse at Vancouver House – with rooftop hot tub – re-listed for $10.88M (IMAGES)

Wealthy buyers who missed out first time can snap up purchase contract on arguably one of city’s most prestigious condos
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City of North Van council approves 187-foot tower, pockets $17 million

City of North Van council approves 187-foot tower, pockets $17 million

It’s worth putting a highrise in Central Lonsdale to put $17 million in the city’s coffers.
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Opinion: Is Canada’s housing market at extreme risk or out of danger?

Opinion: Is Canada’s housing market at extreme risk or out of danger?

Price correction imminent, soft landing achieved… it depends which economists you ask
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Relief for B.C. renters on its way: Horgan

Relief for B.C. renters on its way: Horgan

Premier promises to act on recommendations of rental task force
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Man ordered to fill illegal Burnaby suite with sand

Man ordered to fill illegal Burnaby suite with sand

Gurjit Jawandha built a basement suite in his home so the grandmother of his children would have a place to live while helping care for his kids. The City of Burnaby told him to demolish the suite and fill it with sand.
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Open the door to short-term rentals, Airbnb tells municipal leaders

Open the door to short-term rentals, Airbnb tells municipal leaders

B.C. cities grapple with cost of enforcement of new regulations as hospitality industry changes
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B.C. real estate downturn “largely behind us” – despite actual sales dropping

B.C. real estate downturn “largely behind us” – despite actual sales dropping

Demand for homes is gradually recovering and expected to pick up this fall, asserts BCREA
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Let us decide on speculation tax, local leaders tell province

Let us decide on speculation tax, local leaders tell province

Local governments, not the province, should determine whether to impose a speculation tax on vacant properties, B.C. municipal leaders have agreed. Delegates to the Union of B.C.
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Exactly how unaffordable are Metro Vancouver’s detached homes? (INFOGRAPHIC)

Exactly how unaffordable are Metro Vancouver’s detached homes? (INFOGRAPHIC)

Study reveals $159K chasm between median income earned and income needed for typical Burnaby South house purchase, with gap of more than $100K in rest of city
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