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Land DevelopmentHow secure is Canada's water?
If you’ve taken an economics course, you’ll have read about the Diamond Water Paradox, or the Paradox of Value. In a nutshell – despite water being crucial for one’s survival, its value is insignifica ...
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Ranches & AgriculturalForeign Ownership Restrictions and the Agricultural Land Reserve
Foreign ownership of real estate has been a contentious topic for the last several years now, particularly in Metro Vancouver. A recent (2016) 15% tax on foreign buyers of residential real estate in M ...
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The Court Ordered Sales Process
You’ve probably heard about some person who lucked out on picking up a property in foreclosure at a fraction of its market value – or maybe you’ve just seen the words “Court Ordered Sale” on a propert ...
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Private Islands & WaterfrontDrones: A new perspective on real estate
You might have noticed something new in the world of online videos. Drones are recording videos inside active volcanoes, into fireworks displays, over scenic vistas… and they’re capturing real estate ...
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Land DevelopmentLNG at Squamish - Woodfibre
The Story Behind the Woodfibre LNG Site For over a hundred years, the Woodfibre site near Squamish, British Columbia has been quietly isolated on the western shore of Howe Sound. Given that Woodfibr ...
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Ranches & AgriculturalAboriginal Title and Its Implications
On June 26, 2014 the Supreme Court of Canada released a landmark decision concerning Aboriginal rights and title in the Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia case. ...
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