Year: 2019
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Metro Vancouver detached homes prices plunge 32% from peak
Metro Vancouver detached home prices have dropped by 32% from the March 2018 peak, according to the latest sales numbers in the region. The Open House House Price Index – calculated using the widely-accepted and transparent repeat sales or Case-Shiller method – has fallen 26% year-over-year as of today. Vancouver Looking at home sales reported […]
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Westbank pre-sold a big chunk of Vancouver House condos to offshore flippers
Controversial Vancouver property developer Westbank pre-sold at least 30% of all units of its Vancouver House project to flippers, with the vast majority going to offshore speculators, data sent to OpenHousing show. A real estate industry insider shared details of nearly 200 listings showing at least 118 units out of 388 have been put up […]
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Realtor suggests avoiding taxes using bare trust loophole
A Vancouver realtor is suggesting buyers avoiding BC’s property transfer tax by exploiting the so-called bare trust loophole. “Save on the PTT by purchasing the shares of the numbered company that holds title as Bare Trustee,” reads the realtor comments section on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) page for a triplex in Kitsilano. “Seller is […]
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All Vancouver flippers flopped in May
All 11 detached house flips in and around Vancouver in May 2019 ended up with the flipper losing money, with all selling for double digit percentage losses. All flips in Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby, West Vancouver, North Vancouver and New Westminster ended up with the seller getting less significantly less than what they paid for the […]
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Chinese-only: Richmond Airbnb host only wants guests who speak her language
An Airbnb host from China who has 16 listings in Richmond, BC, is only receiving Chinese speaking guests. “Because my English is not good, can only receive guests who speak Chinese words,” says the host who goes by the name Aimi Aimi’s profile lists her as being from China and her profession as a “remote” […]
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Metro Vancouver condo prices fall 9% from peak
Metro Vancouver condo prices have dropped by 9% from the March 2018 peak, and the “spring bump” promised by the industry is nowhere to be seen. The Open House House Price Index for condos – calculated using the generally-accepted and transparent repeat sales or Case-Shiller method – has fallen 6% year-over-year as of May 31, […]
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Metro Vancouver realtor leaderboard: Luxury realtors no longer at the top
The rankings for Vancouver’s realtors by volume show that once high flying luxury realtors who were averaging up to five million dollars per sale are no longer at the top. The top position after the first five months of sales in 2019 is held by Maggi Thornhill who made more than $40 million selling 14 […]
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Realtors reeling as Vancouver real estate frenzy ends
A comparison between figures for first five months of 2016 and 2019 show sales volumes and numbers down by nearly three-quarters (75%) for the top 100 realtors of 2016. For example, controversial realtor Sandra Li, initially with New Coast Realty and now with LeHomes Realty, sold 62 homes by end of May in 2016 fetching […]
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City of Vancouver licences Chinese company to run multiple Airbnb flophouses
City of Vancouver has issued a local branch of a Chinese company to run at least three Airbnb flophouses in the city in clear violation of Vancouver short term rental bylaws that only permit individuals to offer listings in their primary residence. One of them is a brand new three-bedroom townhouse at 7827 Manitoba Street, […]
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Metro Vancouver detached home prices plunge 26% from peak
Metro Vancouver detached home prices have dropped by 26% from the March 2018 peak and there are no signs that the market has bottomed out yet. The Open House House Price Index – calculated using the generally-accepted and transparent repeat sales or Case-Shiller method – has fallen 23% year-over-year as of today. Looking at home […]
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