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Real Estate

Fantasmes à bout de souffle

Montreal's Tentacle Tribe leaves Cultch crowd breathless

Two great resorts to go to for a romantic, delicious New Year's Eve

Wondering what to do to make this New Year's Eve special? We've solved the problem for you.

Discover winter wine-tasting in the Okanagan on the Lakeshore Wine Route

Winter in the wine country is as beautiful as it is delicious.

Plan a ‘green getaway’ to the Okanagan

No need to leave a trail of dirty airborne carbon—check out these alternative vacation ideas close to home.

Vancouver housing prices drop (but not for you)

Condos remain "cause for concern".

Atira Women's Resource Centre is redefining Vancouver's architecture

Meet a Vancouver real estate developer whose target market is people who can't afford to pay rent.

Vancouver must tackle foreign home ownership problem head on: Sandy Garossino

"This is a boiling issue ... but has been remarkably suppressed in Vancouver ... largely because charges of racism have stifled this very important debate.”

Vancouver gives classy response to London's anti-homeless spikes

Vancouver's innovative bench-shelters invite the homeless to take refuge, rather than driving them away.

As "global super-rich" buy sweet security of Vancouver homes, outrage over rising prices and accusations of racism

“We’re an immigrant nation. So to say that immigrants are somehow impacting the marketplace is beginning to sound suspiciously awkward to me," BC realtor says.