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Pace of condo presales slows, but numbers remaining high in Metro VancouverMarket firm says 6,000 condos in concrete buildings were introduced in first half ofBY BRIAN MORTON, VANCOUVER SUN JULY 24, 2012 The number of new concrete condos launched in Metro Vancouver has been strong for the first six months of 2012, but not nearly as strong as earlier forecasts.Real estate market firm MPC Intel ...

The Federal Government announced this morning four new clampdowns on insured mortgages that will quickly come into effect on Monday, July 9th, 2012. These changes include: Reducing the maximum amortization period to 25 years from 30 years Reducing the maximum amount of equity homeowners can take out of their homes when refinancing to 80% from the current 85% Limiting the avail ...

Ottawa tightens mortgage rules againReuters9:00 AM, E.T. | June 21, 2012In its fourth crackdown in four years on a still-hot housing market, Ottawa tightened conditions for both borrowers and lenders on Thursday to put the brakes on home buying and deflate a possible housing bubble before it pops.Mindful of the U.S. housing crisis, where consumers ratcheted up debt only to be sideswiped by ri ...

Vancouver often tops or ranks high on lists of the world's most liveable cities but residents are looking dubiously at its latest distinction: the most expensive city in North America.According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, it now costs more to live in the city on the edge of the rainforest than in New York.Vancouver is still far from the most expensive city in the world. That honour be ...

HST to drop on more new homes to help the shift back to the PST British Columbia will return to the PST on April 1, 2013, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon announced Friday as he unveiled the rules for how a transition.  A+ BY JONATHAN FOWLIE, VANCOUVER SUN FEBRUARY 18, 2012 VICTORIA — The provincial portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax is about to ...

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Onni Group recently acquired the Yale Town Mini Storage building at 1396 Richards Street (corner of Richards & Pacific).

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The true secrets of real estate seminarsInspired by the idea of getting rich in real estate? So was one of our readers. Learning the truth almost cost her $30,000.By Romana King | From MoneySense Magazine, February/March 2012About 20 years ago, a late-night infomercial featured Tom Vu, a Vietnamese immigrant with a rags-to-riches story. A grinning Vu stood on a yacht surrounded by girls in bi ...