May is "Keeping Vancouver Spectacular" month. Citygate will be joining other teams to participate in the Chinatown Cleaning Campaign hosted by Vancouver Chinatown Merchants Association and Chinatown Plaza Tenants Association. This year, it will be held on May 25th, Sunday from...
Here is a link to the City's questionnaire for proposed new public art installation locations. One of the options is for the traffic island at Milross and Quebec. Can you pass this along to Strata (and possibly the FCRA) in the event that they want to promote people providing feedback on this proposed location? I think it would be great if that loc...
A message from the False Creek Canoe Club in Vancouver, BC:
Dear Residents of the Creekside Community Centre and surrounding neighbourhoods,I am writing on behalf of the Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Society. We produce the Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival, run the paddling club that operates out of the Creekside Community Centre a...
Spring buyers and sellers emerge in the Greater Vancouver housing market.
Home buyers and sellers became more active in the Greater Vancouver housing market in April.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver reached 3050 on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in April 2014. This re...
On April 25th, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced two more rule changes affecting default insured mortgages (e.g., mortgages with less than 20% down payment or equity) on residential properties. These rule changes reflect quietly announced budget changes to taxpayer-backed mortgage insurance.
Despite high prices that seem destined to rise even higher, Vancouver house hunters are in a mood to buy.
Amid reports of strengthening consumer confidence, prices are expected to increase 2 per cent this year, according to the recently released Re/Max Spring Market Trends report. It also says that the foundation for growth is the domestic buyer, in...