Real Estate

B.C.’s incoming premier’s promise to scrap housing legislation brought in by the previous government is being welcomed by some and criticized by others.

A trio of real estate agents has agreed to pay more than $120,000 combined to resolve misconduct allegations stemming from a transaction that took place in Tulameen, B.C., in 2023.

The B.C. Real Estate Association is urging the incoming provincial government to consult industry experts before changing housing legislation after premier-designate Lorne Doerkson signalled he would scrap the previous government’s controversial housing targets for municipalities.

The landlords of a Vancouver property have been ordered to pay more than $90,000 in penalties over health and safety violations and failures to make emergency repairs.

The listing for this private island on B.C.’s remote Tlupana Inlet boasts three cabins, a wood-fired hot tub, and “world-class salmon and halibut fishing right at your doorstep.”

A pair of B.C. real estate agents has agreed to pay more than $130,000 in combined penalties for misrepresenting themselves as a team and disclosing information that should have been kept confidential.

Companies controlled by billionaire B.C. property developer Terry Hui allege that the Canada Revenue Agency has engaged in a “pattern of misconduct” in its attempts to collect on ballooning tax debts dating as far back as 2007.

Home sales in British Columbia dipped again in September, with the province’s real estate board saying interest rate hike speculation weighed on the market.

The Metro Vancouver Realtor who was the subject of an “order in urgent circumstances” suspending her licence last month has won at least a temporary reprieve.

Home sales in the Vancouver region were 8.4 per cent lower last month compared with a year ago, as fewer apartment-style homes changed hands.

The big drop in Vancouver home prices over the last year has the city’s housing market ranked near the bottom of a major global index.

A Metro Vancouver Realtor and her personal real estate corporation have had their licences suspended by the provincial regulator for the industry.

The maximum allowable rent increase for B.C. has been set at 2.2 per cent for 2027, the province announced Thursday.

A Vancouver Realtor has been handed a nine-month conditional sentence and ordered to pay more than $100,000 after pleading guilty to one count of tax evasion.

A B.C. real estate agent has been ordered to pay $50,000 for misconduct while managing a property for a former client without proper licensing.