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Task force calls for B.C. government to cut annual rent increase by two per cent

Task force calls for B.C. government to cut annual rent increase by two per cent

Recommendation would still give landlords ability to ask for a boost in rents
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Populist housing ‘platitudes’ from mayoral candidates are ‘dangerous,’ warn outgoing officials

Populist housing ‘platitudes’ from mayoral candidates are ‘dangerous,’ warn outgoing officials

Candidates in many municipalities claim they can solve housing crisis but plans may have “no credibility”
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Councillors see energy-efficient homes as role model for Saanich

Councillors see energy-efficient homes as role model for Saanich

Saanich councillors are hoping their approval of five new houses in Cordova Bay will encourage other projects to embrace higher standards for energy-efficient houses.
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Saanich approves $250M Nigel Valley plan, seen as ‘second downtown’ for region

Saanich approves $250M Nigel Valley plan, seen as ‘second downtown’ for region

A $250-million housing and social-programs development in Saanich, seen as creating a second downtown for the region, has been given the green light.
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Data show home ownership in Victoria remains elusive

Data show home ownership in Victoria remains elusive

Victoria remains a city of renters, and No. 2 on the list of Canadian cities with the fewest homeowners, according to numbers from Statistics Canada.
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B.C. home sales forecast to slide further next year

B.C. home sales forecast to slide further next year

Contradicting the provincial association’s recent predictions, national real estate body is less optimistic about B.C.’s home sales recovery in 2019
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Mayors lay out development strategies; Oak Bay and Langford compared

Mayors lay out development strategies; Oak Bay and Langford compared

Call it a warm-up. About a month before the Oct.
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Landlords group says 4.5% rent hike is just fine with them

Landlords group says 4.5% rent hike is just fine with them

Landlords are speaking up about Premier John Horgan’s hints that the 4.5-per-cent maximum rent increase for 2019 might be scrapped.
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Homeowners feeling the sting of rising interest rates

Homeowners feeling the sting of rising interest rates

Many now paying "equivalent of one extra mortgage payment" per year
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Penthouse at Vancouver House – with rooftop hot tub – re-listed for $10.88M (IMAGES)

Penthouse at Vancouver House – with rooftop hot tub – re-listed for $10.88M (IMAGES)

Wealthy buyers who missed out first time can snap up purchase contract on arguably one of city’s most prestigious condos
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