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Victoria is Canada’s third least affordable real estate market, despite slowdown

Interest rate hikes and mortgage stress test mean a Greater Victoria home is still far out of reach for many, says RBC
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Real estate still at ‘crisis’ levels of affordability, despite price growth stalling

Real estate still at ‘crisis’ levels of affordability, despite price growth stalling

Increase in interest rates and mortgage stress test mean a Metro Vancouver home is still far out of reach for many, says RBC
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Top five hottest real estate news stories of 2018

Top five hottest real estate news stories of 2018

In a tumultuous year for B.C.’s real estate market, what were Glacier Media’s most-read real estate stories?
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Interactive heat maps show Lower Mainland’s priciest and cheapest areas to buy

Interactive heat maps show Lower Mainland’s priciest and cheapest areas to buy

Check out these maps and neighbourhood price rankings to see how your home – or budget – measures up
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Provincial leaders hear conflicting advice on strata rentals

Provincial leaders hear conflicting advice on strata rentals

Rental task force recommends allowing all strata condo units to be rented, while industry group argues this would fuel speculation
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Hundreds of Vancouver property owners flouting Airbnb rules

Hundreds of Vancouver property owners flouting Airbnb rules

Many owners still operating short-term rentals without licence or by breaking rules
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OUR VIEW: Will tenancy act changes bring a halt to renovictions?

OUR VIEW: Will tenancy act changes bring a halt to renovictions?

The B.C. government’s Rental Housing Task Force took the first important steps last week to finally make substantial changes to the Rental Tenancy Act.
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Burnaby tenants fear demoviction despite new mayor's promises

Burnaby tenants fear demoviction despite new mayor's promises

Tenants of buildings in a multimillion-dollar land assembly fearful of their future, as the mayor they voted for works hard to reassure them
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New condos at Oakridge Centre development do not come cheap

New condos at Oakridge Centre development do not come cheap

Prices for Vancouver units start at more than $800,000 and soar as high as $5.7 million
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Richmond council limits ALR homes to 400 square metres

Richmond council limits ALR homes to 400 square metres

A public hearing went late into the night, as frustrated farmland owners argued against further reducing the size of homes
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