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Opinion: Look closer at flawed housing affordability reports

Opinion: Look closer at flawed housing affordability reports

B.C. has some of Canada’s priciest markets, but residents are not spending 88 per cent of their income
Six top Western Canada cities for landlords in 2018

Six top Western Canada cities for landlords in 2018

Western Investor's guide to the best returns in the West includes one area close to home
UVic condo plan for Old Town site irks Victoria councillor

UVic condo plan for Old Town site irks Victoria councillor

The University of Victoria wants to turn a downtown heritage building that once housed a brothel into condos and housing for graduate students. The Duck’s Building, at 1316 Broad St.
Real-estate refugees flock to Vancouver Island

Real-estate refugees flock to Vancouver Island

Lower Mainland homeowners find better home values and quality of life across the Strait
Fort St. condo plan heads to public hearing despite concerns about loss of parking

Fort St. condo plan heads to public hearing despite concerns about loss of parking

A proposal to build a 13-storey, 62-unit residential building in the 900-block of Fort Street will go to a public hearing, despite some Victoria councillors’ concerns about limited parking.
Province to target criminal money in real estate after gaming reforms

Province to target criminal money in real estate after gaming reforms

“It’s like whack-a-mole” – wherever people can pay with cash, money laundering follows, says Attorney-General
Province, feds ink near-$1B bilateral affordable housing deal

Province, feds ink near-$1B bilateral affordable housing deal

$991 million funding over 10 years will be cost-shared by federal and provincial governments
B.C.'s ski resorts have highest non-resident homeownership: StatCan

B.C.'s ski resorts have highest non-resident homeownership: StatCan

Victoria and Lower Mainland’s overseas homeownership rates pale in comparison with Sun Peaks and Whistler
Nothing nefarious about foreign-buyer tax: B.C. government lawyer

Nothing nefarious about foreign-buyer tax: B.C. government lawyer

A lawyer for the B.C. government argued in court Monday that there is nothing “nefarious” about a 20-per-cent foreign-buyer tax aimed at cooling the red-hot residential real estate market in the province. Karen Horsman made the comment in B.C.
B.C. home sales forecast revised, predicted to drop 17.7%

B.C. home sales forecast revised, predicted to drop 17.7%

Prediction of 2018 total sales decline gets steeper, but prices will keep rising, according to CREA