Bowen Island Real Estate News

Ottawa offers interest-free loans for home energy retrofits

The loans cover things like insulation and installation of heat pumps.

Jun 17, 2022 11:00 AM Read more >

Two empty lots listed in B.C. town for $7,500 each

Holy moly!

Jun 16, 2022 10:22 AM Read more >

Investors, homebuyers see value in manufactured homes

While prices have increased, manufactured homes offer a low-price point, and their parks provide investors with steady returns and, lately, startling appreciation

Jun 14, 2022 8:36 AM Read more >

Rising mortgage rates cooling homes sales, but not prices

The average five-year fixed mortgage rate reached 4.49 per cent in June, the highest since 2009

Jun 14, 2022 3:10 AM Read more >

B.C. woman's house flipping scheme alleged to be fraudulent

A Vancouver woman allegedly used new investor funds to pay off previous investors, according to securities investigators.

Jun 9, 2022 11:23 AM Read more >

B.C. family says homebuyer evicted them to raise rent 70%

The Eggers claim they are entitled to $33,600 in compensation after a buyer evicted them only to re-rent the home for a 70% markup.

Jun 3, 2022 9:30 AM Read more >

Metro Vancouver suburbs take hardest home sales hit

Housing sales will plunge by 30 per cent in the Fraser Valley this year and prices will “flatline” by 2023, BCREA forecasts

May 31, 2022 12:00 PM Read more >

5 eco-conscious homes that don't compromise architectural design

Nearly 400 entries were juried by a peer-reviewed panel of award-winning builders, renovators and designers.

May 29, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >

Surrey investors home in on local real estate

Pricing decouples from Burnaby, New Westminster as local buyers take hold

May 27, 2022 7:00 AM Read more >

B.C. investors scout Alberta single-tenant deals

Long-term triple-net lease commercial property in a surging oil-fired economy deliver higher cap rates at lower price points than in Metro Vancouver, agents say

May 26, 2022 11:10 AM Read more >