Real Estate

A private island off Swartz Bay is up for sale, which includes a main house, five cottages, 2,700 feet of ocean frontage and a tennis court. (Victoria Luxury Group)

Private island off Vancouver Island going for $7 million

Pym Island hosts a main house and five other cottages

 

Houses are seen on a hillside in Burnaby, B.C., on Saturday, April 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Greater Vancouver home sales hit post-pandemic high

Sales volume still well below its 10-year average

 

New homes are constructed in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canadian housing starts up 14% in January

The annual rate of rural starts was estimated at 14,835 units

 

130 golfers took part in the Langley School District Foundation golf tournament fundraiser at Newlands Golf & Country Club in 2022. (Langley Advance Times files)

Langley’s Newlands Golf & Country Club up for sale for $40M

Course sits in both Township and City

130 golfers took part in the Langley School District Foundation golf tournament fundraiser at Newlands Golf & Country Club in 2022. (Langley Advance Times files)
Listing photos show the interior of Seth Rogen’s Vancouver Penthouse at 1178 Hamilton Street. The loft is selling for $2.3 million. (Patti Martin Real Estate Group and Adina Vancouver Real Estate Group)

Take a look inside Seth Rogen’s Vancouver penthouse, up for sale for $2.3M

Yaletown loft features brick walls, wide windows and an electric blue kitchen

Listing photos show the interior of Seth Rogen’s Vancouver Penthouse at 1178 Hamilton Street. The loft is selling for $2.3 million. (Patti Martin Real Estate Group and Adina Vancouver Real Estate Group)
Houses are seen on a hill in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. The BC Real Estate Association says there was a nearly 30 per cent increase in home sales last month compared with January 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Sales up, prices are too as B.C. real estate market sees a surge

Interest rate optimism plus pent-up demand fuel spike compared to January of 2023

Houses are seen on a hill in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. The BC Real Estate Association says there was a nearly 30 per cent increase in home sales last month compared with January 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Rachael Stafford, a home stager and professional organizer, is shown in her Richmond Hill, Ont. home on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. A walk through a home tells Stafford what adjustments are needed to pique the interest of potential buyers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Home staging companies forced to adapt amid slow market, seller pull back

Some sellers choosing to only stage for first month of home sale, others just tidying up themselves

Rachael Stafford, a home stager and professional organizer, is shown in her Richmond Hill, Ont. home on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. A walk through a home tells Stafford what adjustments are needed to pique the interest of potential buyers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Houses and townhouses are seen in an aerial view in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Assessed residential property prices have stabilized in several British Columbia housing markets, according to the latest data from BC Assessment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Assessed property values stabilize across B.C. after years of big leaps

Total assessments have risen to nearly $2 trillion this year from about $1.94 trillion

Houses and townhouses are seen in an aerial view in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Assessed residential property prices have stabilized in several British Columbia housing markets, according to the latest data from BC Assessment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks during a break in his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Oct. 25, 2023, in New York. The Donald Trump who testifies at a New York civil trial on Monday may be more subdued than the version often seen in campaign rallies. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Trump’s decades of testimony provide clues on how he’ll fight for real estate empire

Former president has testified in court in at least 8 trials since 1986

FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks during a break in his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Oct. 25, 2023, in New York. The Donald Trump who testifies at a New York civil trial on Monday may be more subdued than the version often seen in campaign rallies. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
A report by Re/Max Canada says the prices for detached houses in Toronto, Vancouver and B.C.’s Fraser Valley saw upward momentum in the first half of the year, but average prices fell short of those seen last year in most neighbourhoods. Houses are seen in a neighbourhood on the side of a mountain, in Maple Ridge, B.C., on Thursday, August 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Detached home prices down in Toronto, Vancouver and Fraser Valley: report

Close to 93 per cent of detached houses in Toronto and Vancouver posted a decline in values

A report by Re/Max Canada says the prices for detached houses in Toronto, Vancouver and B.C.’s Fraser Valley saw upward momentum in the first half of the year, but average prices fell short of those seen last year in most neighbourhoods. Houses are seen in a neighbourhood on the side of a mountain, in Maple Ridge, B.C., on Thursday, August 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Home prices in Canada continued to rise in July, according to the Teranet-National Bank composite index. A real estate sign is displayed in front of a house in the Riverdale area of Toronto on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler

Home prices post second-biggest monthly jump since 2006

Teranet-National Bank composite index for July was up 2.4% from June

Home prices in Canada continued to rise in July, according to the Teranet-National Bank composite index. A real estate sign is displayed in front of a house in the Riverdale area of Toronto on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
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B.C. real estate agent fined $20,000 after swigging milk at home showing

Man caught on camera chugging straight from jug he pulled from fridge in Kamloops home

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A fan presents her self-drawn Carey Price painting to the goaltender at Homebase 2022 in Kelowna. (Jake Courtepatte/Capital News)

NHL star Carey Price coming home to B.C. full-time

Canadiens goalie and family have moved out of their Montreal home

A fan presents her self-drawn Carey Price painting to the goaltender at Homebase 2022 in Kelowna. (Jake Courtepatte/Capital News)
A house for sale sign in Garrison Crossing in Chilliwack on Nov. 6, 2022. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)

Surge of supply in Fraser Valley real estate market

New listings in the region from North Delta to Abbotsford/Mission surged 40 per cent over April

A house for sale sign in Garrison Crossing in Chilliwack on Nov. 6, 2022. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)
Mountains loom behind homes under construction in Canmore, Alta., Monday, April 24, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Average home price will not revert to pre-pandemic levels this year: CMHC

Prices expected to bottom out this quarter before starting to rise again

Mountains loom behind homes under construction in Canmore, Alta., Monday, April 24, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
January 19, 2023 - Realtor Brianne Mactier stands on 1st Avenue, Ladysmith's main street.. Don Denton photo

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January 19, 2023 - Realtor Brianne Mactier stands on 1st Avenue, Ladysmith's main street.. Don Denton photo
Tedorian Gallano, right, and his wife Nicole Gallano, stand outside their home in Waianae, Hawaii, on Feb. 26, 2023. Hawaii's housing shortage has set off a population decline and grown so acute it has sparked widespread concern many of Hawaii's children won't be able to afford living in their homeland as adults. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

Spiraling housing prices spark worry about Hawaii’s future

Tedorian Gallano would like to buy a house for his wife and…

Tedorian Gallano, right, and his wife Nicole Gallano, stand outside their home in Waianae, Hawaii, on Feb. 26, 2023. Hawaii's housing shortage has set off a population decline and grown so acute it has sparked widespread concern many of Hawaii's children won't be able to afford living in their homeland as adults. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)
Murrayville House was for a time a project of developer Mark Chandler, before debts and lawsuits forced it into receivership. Some units were sold two, three, even four times before the courts got involved. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Fraud in B.C.: Developer twice convicted in U.S. leaves condo chaos in Langley

Mark Chandler has never been convicted in Canada

Murrayville House was for a time a project of developer Mark Chandler, before debts and lawsuits forced it into receivership. Some units were sold two, three, even four times before the courts got involved. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
The Canadian Real Estate Association is about to release the February numbers. A sold sign is shown in front of west-end Toronto homes Sunday, April 9, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

Canadian home sales drop 40 per cent in February compared with year ago

February sales were comparable to what was recorded during the same month in 2018 and 2019

The Canadian Real Estate Association is about to release the February numbers. A sold sign is shown in front of west-end Toronto homes Sunday, April 9, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
A portion of this Montreal duplex is on the market for $499,000. (Realtor.ca)

Got $500,000? Here’s what it can get you in the real estate market across Canada

While it’s the benchmark for B.C.’s first-time home buyers’ program, it won’t go far in Greater Victoria

A portion of this Montreal duplex is on the market for $499,000. (Realtor.ca)