by Brett Surbey | Dec 4, 2025 | News
A map that shows part of the claim area from the City of Richmond (City of Richmond) Almost four months after Justice Barbara Young confirmed the Cowichan Tribes hold Aboriginal title to 750 hectares in Richmond, B.C., the shock waves haven’t settled. Her...
by Brett Surbey | Aug 29, 2025 | Advice for Agents, Legal Issues, News
On Aug. 7, a five-year-long legal battle between the Cowichan Tribes and the Attorney General, the City of Richmond, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and other First Nations groups ended in a monumental decision handed down from the B.C. Supreme Court. For the first...
by Brett Surbey | Mar 14, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
Fierce competition among buyers during hot markets in B.C. is a well-known motif, even as softer markets are currently at play. However, recent regulatory changes could mean the return of bully offers when markets inevitably rebound. Effective Mar. 17, B.C. Realtors...
by Brett Surbey | Feb 21, 2025 | News
Port of Vancouver (Canva) The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (GVBOT) has thrown down the gauntlet: it wants the B.C. government to pursue an ambitious 3 per cent annual GDP growth target over the next five years. Unveiled on Jan. 30, the initiative—dubbed the “3%...
