{"id":1358,"date":"2016-09-17T16:21:33","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T16:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schreders.ca\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2022-11-16T14:05:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T19:05:51","slug":"real-estate-round-09-17-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schreders.ca\/blog\/real-estate-round-09-17-16\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Estate Round Up 09-17-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Schreder Brothers Real Estate Weekly Roundup<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s going on in Real Estate around the web &amp; Other cool finds this week<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"list-group\"><a class=\"list-group-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SchrederBrothers\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-share fa-fw\"><\/i> <strong>Go To <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8230; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Talk To Us On Facebook<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"list-group-item\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;q=%23askschreders&amp;src=typd\"><i class=\"fa fa-share fa-fw\"><\/i><strong> Go To <\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8230;<\/span> <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Ask Us a Question on Twitter #AskSchreders<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"list-group-item\" href=\"https:\/\/schreders.ca\/contact\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-share fa-fw\"><\/i> <strong>Go To <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8230; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Send Us An E-Mail<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"list-group-item\" href=\"tel:604-530-0231\"><i class=\"fa fa-share fa-fw\"><\/i> <strong>Go To <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8230; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Give Us a Call 604-530-0231<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B.C. urges federal government crackdown on real estate tax cheats<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several critics are joining the B.C. government in urging Ottawa to crack down on tax cheaters and toughen existing rules, after a Globe and Mail investigation uncovered possible tax evasion and fraud by real estate speculators in Vancouver\u2019s overpriced market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/real-estate\/vancouver\/bc-urges-federal-government-crackdown-on-real-estate-tax-cheats\/article31822706\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read More\u2026 <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vancouver Real Estate Felt &#8216;Little Impact&#8217; From Foreign Tax: Capital Economics<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vancouver home sales plummeted by about 26 per cent in August, compared to the same month a year earlier, after B.C. introduced a 15 per cent Property Transfer Tax on foreign buyers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.ca\/2016\/09\/10\/vancouver-real-estate-foreign-buyers-tax_n_11941456.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read More\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CRA launches review of B.C. real estate speculators<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Canada Revenue Agency has launched a review into the actions of B.C. real estate speculators in light of a Globe and Mail report that uncovered possible tax evasion and fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/politics\/cra-launches-review-of-bc-real-estate-speculators\/article31847258\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read More \u2026<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two-thirds of British Columbians think Real Estate Foreign Buyer Tax will not make it easier for them to own a home<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHILE most British Columbians support the recently implemented 15-per-cent foreign buyer tax, its actual effect in leading to affordability in the domestic housing market is questioned by a large proportion of residents, a new Insights West poll has found.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voiceonline.com\/two-thirds-of-british-columbians-think-real-estate-foreign-buyer-tax-will-not-make-it-easier-for-them-to-own-a-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read More \u2026<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vancouver Real Estate Saw 31% Fewer Dollars Than Last Year<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BC real estate took a hit on the dollar volume of properties being purchased. Only two boards saw declines year to date, but Vancouver\u2019s loss of capital was enough to weigh the total. Vancouver\u2019s real estate board saw a drop of 31% from last year, making $962 million less than the year prior. Ouch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oakanogan saw the most gains, increasing purchasing dollar volume by a whopping $148 million. That works out to around a 45% increase, which is strong growth by any measure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/betterdwelling.com\/vancouver-real-estate-saw-31-fewer-dollars-than-last-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read More &#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CRA updates non-compliance info on real estate sector following damming report<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just how does the Canada Revenue Agency address non-compliance in the real estate sector?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In light of another bombshell report on Vancouver\u2019s real estate market suggesting that some foreign investors profit in buying homes in B.C. while evading taxes, our National Revenue Minister asked the Canada Revenue Agency to look into the actions of real estate speculators here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inews880.com\/syn\/112\/221129\/cra-updates-non-compliance-info-on-real-estate-sector-following-damming-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read More &#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canadian house prices still rising, but at slowest annual pace since January 2015<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average price of a Canadian home increased by 5 per cent to $456,722 in August.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&#8217;s the smallest annual gain since January 2015, the Canadian Real Estate Association said in a release Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/business\/house-prices-august-crea-1.3763204?cmp=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read More \u2026<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BC housing minister writes letter to federal gov&#8217;t asking for help<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">British Columbia&#8217;s housing minister is asking the federal government to step up on addressing housing woes in the province and hurry up in investigating money laundering in real estate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rich Coleman has released an open letter to Jean-Yves Duclos, the federal minister responsible for housing, asking the federal government to collaborate with B.C. to solve the province&#8217;s &#8220;critical&#8221; housing issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/business\/bc-housing-minister-writes-letter-to-federal-gov-t-asking-for-help-1.3072645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read More \u2026<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will Vancouver Commercial Real Estate Have the Same Fate as the Housing Bubble?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Altus Group, a provider of commercial real estate services, reported that real estate transactions in Vancouver were up 34% in just one quarter, the sixth straight quarter of growth. $3.75 billion in deal flow was recorded by Altus, 875 of those deals exceeded $1 million and 19 transactions for more than $25 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinvestor.com\/2016\/09\/14\/will-vancouver-commercial-real-estate-have-the-same-fate-as-the-housing-bubble\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read More \u2026<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"background-color: #8f0509;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; 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