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While vacant houses are by now a familiar sight in Vancouver, it's a new phenomenon in the Greater Toronto Area, where residents are increasingly concerned that houses are being snapped up by investors or speculators, many of whom are content to lose ...


Take a Look at This - Lack of inventory hobbles sales, increases Greater Victoria real estate prices

According to the British Columbia Real Estate Association, strong economic fundamentals are fuelling housing demand throughout the province.




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