Be bold Vancouver, buy a place in ‘JALE’
June 12, 2011 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
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The city plans to turn an old prison into social housing in the Downtown Eastside, but it should consider this edgy alternative first
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Vancouver`s average rent, at $1,181, most expensive in Canada: CMHC
June 12, 2011 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
Just how expensive are the rental housing units in Metro Vancouver? Up to close to $10,000 a month in some cases, it appears.
Find out what the average monthly rents are in Canada’s major cities according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.’s April 2011 Rental Market Survey.
OTTAWA — Demand is outstripping supply in the country’s [...]
CMHC raises housing starts forecast, cites strengthening economy
June 12, 2011 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
New home construction and existing home sales in Metro Vancouver will grow this year and next, according to a report released Monday by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
Photograph by: Bryan Schlosser, Leader-Post, Leader-Post
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Shangri-la aloft
June 12, 2011 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
A hard-hat tour of this condo is harrowing, but when it’s built, residents will be grounded in luxuryMore Info: Click here
Housing market feels impact of HST introduction
August 17, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
TORONTO — The new harmonized sales tax introduced in British Columbia and Ontario last month had an immediate impact on the housing market, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association.
The Ottawa-based group, which represents 100 boards across the country, said July sales plunged 6.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis from a month ago, a decline [...]
Let’s hope the Evergreen Line is done right…
August 16, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
There should be responsible and integrated planning for the Evergreen Line and a connector from Murray to the Barnet Highway. To do any less is an affront to the taxpayer: http://blog.realestateevolved.com/?p=842
Highrise from Onni a first for Port Coquitlam
August 7, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
New “suburbia” features affordable and sustainable housing close to shops, dining and transitMore Info: Click here
Port Moody council pushes for western station
July 15, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
Of course, the connector is a pre-requisite…
But this is great news: Port Moody council pushes for western station.
All Aboard the MurrayVille Connector…
July 1, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment
MurrayVille Connector is a concept transportation and land-use planning game tool for Facebook suggested (on a FB comment) by my right-brained wife, Catharine.
Since so many of us, including our local politicians and bureaucrats, are regularly occupied in the social media phenomenon called Facebook, an opportunity has arisen for the development of some new-era [...]
