by Ravi Patel | Apr 14, 2020 | Featured, Legal Issues
In the coming months, a new land owner transparency registry, a fundamental requirement under the Land Owner Transparency Act, is expected to come into effect in B.C. The public disclosure of ownership information in the registry forms part of the British Columbia...
by Don Procter | Jul 18, 2018 | Featured, News
B.C.’s proposed speculation tax for owners of resort properties is well intended but if it goes ahead in its current framework it could hurt tourist-reliant communities and be punitive to long-term residents, says a B.C. resort developer/builder. While the proposed...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 2, 2018 | News
Despite amendments to B.C.’s speculation tax that were announced on March 26, the provincial government’s new housing taxes “should not be taken lightly,” says Phil Soper, president and CEO of Royal LePage. “Homeowners across the province will feel the effects as...
by Penelope Graham | Mar 12, 2018 | Columnists, Featured
The provincial British Columbia government has earned a bit of a reputation for being a real estate industry disruptor, subjecting the Metro Vancouver region to several new regulations unprecedented in other markets. In late February, another round of housing rules...
by Danny Kucharsky | Feb 14, 2018 | Featured, News
British Columbia has backtracked on part of its proposed dual agency ban that would have forced Realtors in the province to recuse themselves from representing both home buyers and sellers in certain cases. New rules that would originally have come into effect on...
