Zoocasa eXp acquisition

eXp Acquires Zoocasa

As part of eXp World Holdings’ strategic vision to strengthen its online lead generation, home search and listings portal solutions in Canada, they announced their acquisition of zoocasa.com and its parent company, Zoocasa Realty Inc., effective July 1st, 2022. Zoocasa…

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1818 alberni west end stanley park condos for sale

1818 Alberni

1818 Alberni is a multilayered experience in elevated luxury living. The parkside and cityside location is simply unsurpassed, offering the best of both worlds—peaceful nature and urban convenience—right at your door. In one direction is Stanley Park, offering invigorating walks…

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Coho Collective cloud kitchens

Ghost Kitchens

Ever thought of opening your own restaurant? A new Canadian company named Coho Commissary is pioneering ghost kitchens—professional food preparation and cooking facilities set up for the evergrowing delivery-only meal industry. It’s one of the more creative uses I’ve seen for commercial…

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Burke Mountain real estate for sale

Burke Mountain Real Estate

Burke Mountain is one of the Tri-Cities’ fastest-growing communities—located in Northeast Coquitlam, British Columbia. We had a lot of buyer interest in this family-oriented neighbourhood over the last few months, though the frenzy of activity which led to record price…

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Rental Housing

“Don’t find fault, find a remedy.” – Henry Ford It’s amazing how quickly society’s attention can be so easily diverted from one current event to the next. From a pandemic, to convoys, to wars, to celebrity outbursts, to billionaire hostile…

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Facade Real Estate Trading Services

Facade Design Pattern

“To make a complex subsystem easier to use, a simple interface should be provided for a set of interfaces in the subsystem.“ I am not referring to a facade in the context of the veil of ignorance displayed by our government trying to…

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Financing short-term rentals Airbnb

Financing Short-Term Rentals

Short-term rental operators on platforms like Airbnb or VRBO must have a business license and include their license number in all online listings and advertising. You must have strata and/or landlord approval before applying for a license, which costs $104 per year in the City of Vancouver for 2022.
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Spire Landing Canada's Largest Passive House

Canada’s Largest Passive House

Spire Landing—Canada's largest passive house by Spire Development—is a 5 storey wood-frame purpose-built rental complex located in Vancouver East fronting Fraser Street, in the heart of South Vancouver. Spire Landing was built under the City of Vancouver's Rental 100 program (also known as the Secured Rental Policy), which creates a city-wide policy to encourage the construction of new buildings where 100% of the residential area is secured rental housing.
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