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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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B.C. municipalities call on province to tackle real estate speculation

B.C. municipalities call on province to tackle real estate speculation

As mayors meet for summit in Whistler, UBCM renews call for B.C. government to do more
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Residential real estate to keep cooling in Metro Vancouver: analysts

Residential real estate to keep cooling in Metro Vancouver: analysts

Government measures to dampen housing market are “working well”
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This is the most a B.C. landlord can raise rent in 2019

This is the most a B.C. landlord can raise rent in 2019

Maximum allowable rent increase is biggest since 2004, due to rising inflation
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Check out this spectacular contemporary mansion, listed at $16.88M (PHOTOS)

Check out this spectacular contemporary mansion, listed at $16.88M (PHOTOS)

This West Vancouver home is the Lower Mainland’s priciest new listing of the week
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Burnaby sees Canada’s fourth-highest growth in homeownership rates

Burnaby sees Canada’s fourth-highest growth in homeownership rates

New study finds Burnaby in top five for growth since 2001 Census, but like other cities has seen a slide in rates since 2011 Census
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