Transition plan will raise rebates to homes under $850,000 B.C. will scrap the HST and return to the PST on April 1 2013, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon announced on Friday in Victoria. Until that time new home buyers will be able to take advantage of expanded rebate program and a transitional tax designed to ensure [...]
CMHC predicts only 16,250 new homes in B.C. this year, but forecast is better for 2010
Metro’s average property prices climb to within 3 percentage points of their peak
Metro Vancouver realtors racking up 4,114 sales, compared with 2,174 in the same month a year ago, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver said Wednesday.
VANCOUVER, B.C. – July 3, 2009 – The combination of low interest rates and more affordable pricing helped propel Greater Vancouver home sale numbers to the second all-time highest total for the month of June. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that sales of detached, attached and apartment properties increased 75.6 per [...]
VANCOUVER – The widespread impact of the credit crisis on mortgage finance, the economy, and consumer confidence has generated an external shock, sending B.C.’s housing market into recession, according to Central 1 Credit Union’s latest Economic Analysis of British Columbia newsletter.
Home prices in most Lower Mainland markets slip below 2007 levels: Home prices in most Lower Mainland markets slip below 2007 levels Derrick Penner, Vancouver Sun Published: Thursday, October 02, 2008 METRO VANCOUVER – Detached home prices in September slipped below 2007 levels in most markets across the Lower Mainland in the environment of declining [...]
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