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A surge in the assessed values of rental buildings, coupled with new rules around rental rates, could translate into reduced investment in existing buildings and fewer new developments, says the head of LandlordBC.

A rezoning application has been filed for a 31-storey office building at 1166 West Pender St. between Bute and Thurlow streets in Coal Harbour.

Sales of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­homes over $4 million plummeted in 2018 by 49 per cent year over, according to a report by Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, released January 9.

This ultra-luxe West Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­pad, which has an awesome 16-metre indoor pool that looks out over epic ocean and city views, is the region’s priciest new MLS listing of the past week.

Joannah Connolly, editorial director of Glacier Media Real Estate, recently published a 2019 market forecast summary to see where expert opinions differ and whether there was any consensus.

As many as 20 per cent of all residential property owners in the province should be appealing their property assessments, says the man who has literally written the book on the assessment appeals process.

A combination of unsustainably high home prices, rising interest rates, increased taxes and the mortgage stress test are being held responsible for slow residential real estate market activity in Metro Vancouver.

The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­housing market appears to have cooled off ever so slightly, as the B.C. Assessment report issued Jan. 2 notes an average four per cent drop in the value of single-family homes across the city.

Wondering how your home value (or purchasing budget) measures up against neighbouring areas – or how much it has changed over the past year?

B.C.’s Premier John Horgan and housing minister Selina Robinson are receiving opposing recommendations on whether to ban rental restrictions on strata units, or continue to allow strata corporations to limit rentals.