Information about the new HST/PST housing transitional rules
Tags: The Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board’s Government Relations department has created an informational bulletin about the newly announced HST/PST transitional rules. It is packed with useful information including important dates and links to other resources. This information is current to February 21, 2012 and has been verified with the Canada Revenue Agency, HST Branch. However, [...]
Government announces new HST/PST housing transitional rules
The government today announced the HST/PST transitional rules on new homes. As the province transitions back to the PST, which will replace the HST effective April 1, 2013, measures to ease the HST burden on new home buyers include: The BC New Housing Rebate threshold will increase to $850,000 from $525,000, so that more than [...]
Wall Centre Central Park
Master plan community located on the border of East Vancouver and Burnaby. Steps from Central Park and Joyce Skytrain Station. Showroon coming Fall 2012. Preview registration on now.
January 2012 Housing Market Update REBGV
Selection broadens and demand eases to kick off 2012 in the Greater Vancouver housing market
VANCOUVER, B.C. – February 6, 2012 – Greater Vancouver home sellers were more active than buyers in January and overall home prices, according to the new MLS® Home Price Index (MLS® HPI), continued to experience more stability and less fluctuation compared to the beginning of 2011. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports [...]
North Vancouver Condos & Townhome Project Northlands Terrace
Northlands Terrace North Vancouver Condo Living North Shore mountain living with city convenience is now here at the new Deep Cove North Vancouver real estate development called Northlands Terrace condos and townhomes. Discover your style right here at the new Northlands Terrace North Shore condo project where you will find an exclusive collection of both [...]
2011 Prudential Sussex Realty North Vancouver Top Producers
The 2011 list of top producing realtors from the North Vancouver office of Prudential Sussex Realty has been released. Click here for the list. A big “Thank You” to everyone who helped me become the top producer last year.
Aging Boomers, Immigration To Boost Demand For Housing In Canada
January 17, 2012 – Realty Times Feature Article by Jim Adair Canada’s rate of homeownership is expected to increase and the future for condominiums looks bright according to an updated analysis of future Canadian housing demand. By 2036, there will be more one-person households in Canada than any other category, due to the aging of the baby boomer [...]
Boundary and Vanness new development approved.
Vancouver Council has approved an application from Wall Financial to rezone 32 individual parcels at Boundary and Vanness for the purpose of developing a project comprised of the following: three residential towers being 29, 30 and 28 storeys in height on Boundary Road and Vanness Avenue, with a density of 5.50 floor space ratio (FSR); a [...]
Assessment notices – a wake-up call for property owners
Property owners throughout BC received their 2012 assessment notice the first week of January from BC Assessment (BCA). This notice is BC Assessment’s estimate of a property’s value as of July 1, 2011, and for new construction or substantially renovated homes, the physical condition as of October 31, 2011. BCA is the government agency responsible [...]