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‘B.C. for Bernie’ rally gathers Sanders supporters in Vancouver
Whether it’s visceral reactions to the controversial policies of billionaire developer Donald Trump or American expats rallying for folksy socialist Senator Bernie Sanders, B.C. residents are engaging...
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Surrey RCMP probe Saturday morning car fire
Police in Surrey are investigating a suspicious vehicle fire. Police were called after Surrey Fire Department responded early Saturday morning to reports of a car on fire at a residence in the...
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Real estate scams need high-tech attention, say Vancouver and Canadian experts
Experts say that money laundering, fraud and tax evasion in B.C.’s speculative real estate market could be impossible to tackle unless agency information silos are broken and enforcement is increased...
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North Vancouver condo sold for $500K below value in 'double-end' sale
Residents of a Lower Lonsdale condo tower are concerned their home values could be harmed by the unusual below-assessed value sale of a vacant unit owned by investors from China. In late March, North...
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Keep public's trust or 'your business is dead': B.C. watchdog reads riot act...
In a private speech to the B.C. Real Estate Association, the province’s top financial regulator warned realtors “your business is dead” if the public loses trust. Superintendent of real estate Carolyn...
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Tycoon slain in West Vancouver linked to China bribery scandal
A Chinese tycoon found butchered last year in his West Vancouver mansion has been linked to a government corruption scandal in southwestern China. The scandal, which led to a 19-year jail term for...
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Suspect in murder of West Vancouver tycoon gave $14K to B.C. Liberals,...
Li Zhao, the West Vancouver man charged in the horrific butchering of a Chinese mining tycoon, may have registered a $14,000 donation to the B.C. Liberals just days after the crime. The victim, Gang...
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Man charged in slaying not a donor: B.C. Liberal Party
The B.C. Liberal Party says a fundraising event organizer has confirmed that alleged murderer Li Zhao is not the man who donated $14,000 to the party last May. Elections B.C. records accessible to the...
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Son of one of Malaysia's wealthiest tycoons planning Vancouver developments
The son of one of Malaysia’s wealthiest tycoons has finished selling the $360-million Trump Tower and is now preparing rezoning applications for the rest of his family’s Vancouver landholdings. After...
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Surrey realtor who lied about fraud conviction gets slap on the wrist
A Surrey realtor who failed to report on an application to renew his licence that he was judged to have fraudulently benefited in a $250,000 debt avoidance case has received a slap on the wrist from...
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City may have breached policy with $95K contract to Vision Vancouver supporter
The City of Vancouver appears to have breached its procurement policy after Vision Mayor Gregor Robertson reportedly approved a contract worth almost $95,000 for a prominent supporter of his party,...
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Man injured in drive-by shooting in Surrey
Police in Surrey are investigating a targeted shooting after a man was shot multiple times at 75th Avenue and Scott Road. The injured man was found in a silver SUV riddled with bullet holes by police...
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Heavy support for tax on absentee B.C. homeowners, says pollster
As debate over skyrocketing home prices and foreign investment boils over in B.C., a new poll by Insights West shows 80 per cent of British Columbians support a tax on absentee owners. And for the...
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Rule changes in Ontario could spark disruption in Vancouver's hot real estate...
Metro Vancouver realtors will likely fall in line with major data sharing changes that have been forced on Toronto realtors in a competition ruling, Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board President Dan...
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Chinese bank claims fugitive who owes $10M bought four homes in B.C. worth $7.2M
A Chinese bank is suing to freeze and recover the Metro Vancouver property assets of a Chinese citizen who allegedly “fled China” with an unpaid $10-million dollar loan. A petition filed in B.C....
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Free real estate flipping seminar streams people into $50,000 course
Michael from Idaho won’t tell me his last name. But he will reveal heart-wrenching details of his family’s $500,000 medical debt and how “divine intervention” led him to California real estate guru...
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West Vancouver property developers caught in cross-country lawsuit
A wealthy West Vancouver real estate developer faces an unusual lawsuit involving a $10 million loan which was advanced in China with the key term that it must be repaid in B.C. The suit was filed in...
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Mysterious wheeler-dealer is at centre of a web of B.C. real estate deals
A Chinese property tycoon linked to a massive banking scandal in China’s industrial north is at the centre of more than $500 million in B.C. property deals, a joint investigation by Postmedia and...
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Summer Slump: Metro house sales plummet after offshore tax introduced
Home sales dropped in Metro Vancouver by up to 86 per cent after the introduction of the foreign investor tax on Aug. 2, according to official MLS data only available to realtors. The Multiple Listing...
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Too soon to judge tax on foreigners, B.C. says as house sales stall
The B.C. government says it is premature to judge the effect of its foreign buyer tax, even as figures show that sales of detached houses in Metro Vancouver have plunged since the tax was introduced on...
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