BC Homes
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Federal cash aims to boost B.C. home affordability planThe province's newly announced 'BC Builds' initiative for middle-income earners is getting a $2-billion boost from the Canadian government, announced on Tuesday.CanadaFeb 21, 2024
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‘Cash grab’: New ‘secondary suite fees’ have some Mission, B.C. residents lividThe City of Mission has created a new program where residents have to register their secondary suites and pay a fee.CanadaDec 16, 2023
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Vancouver home prices rise as sales up in July, 28.9% increase from 2022Residential real estate sales in the Greater Vancouver totalled 2,455 last month, a 28.9 per cent increase from a year ago.CanadaAug 2, 2023
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41 per cent of first-time homebuyers in B.C. borrow money from family: ReportB.C. first-time homebuyers ranked number one in the country for “most worried” in regards to missing out on the home they wanted due to not having enough for a down payment saved.CanadaJun 22, 2023
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Only 45% of B.C. homes hit by fires had working smoke alarms: reportThe lack of working fire alarms in B.C. homes is the focus of a new B.C. government campaign unveiled Thursday morning.FireJun 8, 2023
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‘Holding back our entire economy’: B.C. lays out housing plan, warns house-flipping tax imminentThe 'Homes for People' plan promises legislation that allows up to four units on a single traditional housing lot, and warns that a tax on the proceeds of house-flipping is coming.PoliticsApr 3, 2023
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Impersonators posing as homeowners linked to 32 property fraud cases in Ontario and B.C.Mortgage and title fraudsters who impersonate homeowners and tenants have targeted at least 32 properties in Ontario and B.C., investigators and official warnings suggest.CrimeJan 26, 2023
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B.C. had highest national rate of unaffordable housing in 2021: Statistics CanadaThe 2021 statistics are inflated due 'largely to the number of people paying high rents to live in downtown Vancouver.'CanadaSep 21, 2022
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Home sales, prices in Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley continue to dropResidential home sales in Metro Vancouver have seen more than a 40-per cent decrease, comparing July 2021 to July 2022.ConsumerAug 3, 2022
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