Last Tuesday, an unfortunate event occurred in Richmond when The Remy, a six storey wood frame residential low rise, became engulfed with flames.

So this past week there was much discussion and reporting on the new mortgage rules. One of the primary reasons for making the changes is that Canadians currently owe $1.48 for every dollar of their disposable income, which is more household debt per capita than in the United States.

There is no disputing that the Olympic Village has seen much criticism and intense media scrutiny. The key players, all with the best of intentions, took on a difficult task and are now facing the heat.

Saturday, February 26th marks the first time a leadership vote will take place in 17 years, a day sure to go down in history. Liberal British Columbians will have the unique opportunity to be involved in determining the future of the province.

There are many issues out there today that is affecting the Vancouver Real Estate Market.

Just last week the federal government made the announcement that the mortgage rules are once again being tightened.

It is among the last open stretches of undeveloped city waterfront.

$8.5 million dollar test project considered unviable. Say goodbye to Vancouver’s streetcar.

The recent announcement of an additional 15% property transfer tax took Vancouver by surprise. This legislation was introduced to create new measures to combat a lack of affordability by honing in on foreign investors.

We’re less then 11 months away from its implementation and you can be sure there will be many round table debates, lobbying and changes to come; that said we do know 2 things: it’s called the Harmonized sales tax (HST) and we’ll all be paying it in the Province of British Columbia starting July