Real Estate

Real Estate

New owner of $12-million Metchosin property blocks beach path after alleged harassment from users

By Tori Marlan
February 19, 2022

The path between Taylor Beach and Weir Beach was taken for granted for decades—until new fencing and security guards appeared

Real Estate

An Oak Bay redevelopment may actually decrease density

By Ryan Hook
February 15, 2022

A development meant to help densify Oak Bay may do the opposite

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Is Victoria overpriced?

By Leo Spalteholz
October 18, 2021

The CMHC says it isn’t—but we have no reason to believe them

Real Estate

What CMHC’s first-time homebuyers’ incentive extension amounts to in Victoria

By Leo Spalteholz
May 10, 2021

For people trying to get into the runaway housing market? Not much. But for housing prices? Also not much

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Why Victoria Paid $10 Million for a Pandora Avenue Property That Cost $3.7 million in 2016

By Sean Craig
June 19, 2020

Rise is due in part to the city’s own decision to greenlight rezoning for the site

Real Estate

The Capital Explains The Victoria Rental Crisis

By Leo Spalteholz
January 22, 2020

Vacancy rates are rock bottom and rents keep spiraling upwards, but that all might be changing soon

Real Estate

Here's How Unaffordable Victoria Really Is

By Leo Spalteholz
November 29, 2019

There are fewer Millennials owning homes in Victoria than even Toronto or Vancouver

Real Estate

Foreign Capital Blew Out Vancouver Real Estate. What’s It Done to Victoria?

Unlike the money-laundering-battered Lower Mainland, the forces that drove Victoria’s real estate into overdrive are much closer to home