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Delta suite owners must comply – or risk being fined

Delta suite owners must comply – or risk being fined

Secondary suite owners must maintain their suites to the same standards that were required to initially obtain an occupancy permit -- or else be fined.
B.C. budget delivers few new measures for housing and homeownership

B.C. budget delivers few new measures for housing and homeownership

Biggest new policy is a $76 million investment in modular housing for homeless; no sign of promised renters’ rebate
Comment: Budget's housing measures glimpsed in throne speech

Comment: Budget's housing measures glimpsed in throne speech

Tuesday's B.C. Budget announcement will likely emphasize plans for affordable and social housing – but will senior homeowners' pain be relieved?
B.C.’s ‘policy-induced’ housing slowdown gives chill to January’s market: BCREA

B.C.’s ‘policy-induced’ housing slowdown gives chill to January’s market: BCREA

Province’s real estate association lays blame for sluggish market and falling prices squarely at federal market intervention
What’s the worst Canadian city for a single person to buy a home?

What’s the worst Canadian city for a single person to buy a home?

No Valentine’s Day prizes if you figure it out – but can you guess where the best city is?
What’s the worst Canadian city for a single person to buy a home?

What’s the worst Canadian city for a single person to buy a home?

No Valentine’s Day prizes if you figure it out – but can you guess where Victoria is ranked?
Coquitlam battles 'illegal apartment buildings'

Coquitlam battles 'illegal apartment buildings'

City to restrict single-family homes in southwest section to 5,500 sq. ft.
Overseas real estate investors turn to industrial sector

Overseas real estate investors turn to industrial sector

High demand in the Metro Vancouver industrial market means local buyers now face competition from beyond Canada
Demand for minimum affordable housing could push up costs, says group

Demand for minimum affordable housing could push up costs, says group

City of Victoria's proposal to require all condo projects to include affordable rental units should be rethought, as policy could actually drive up prices, according to developers
Homebuyers sacrificing travel, leisure, retirement funds to build down payments

Homebuyers sacrificing travel, leisure, retirement funds to build down payments

Survey examines financial concessions made by buyers to finance their home purchase