Issue 3 | 2024 Fall

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INTERVIEW

Challenges to the NDP have seen a swift rise in John Rustad’s Conservatives. And while BC United has thrown in the towel, Sonia Furstenau and the Greens are in on principle. Heading into the election, the challengers are down to two whose approaches to housing solutions couldn’t be more different.

The Contenders

Challenges to the NDP have seen a swift rise in John Rustad’s Conservatives. And while BC United has thrown in the towel, Sonia Furstenau and the Greens are in on principle. Heading into the election, the challengers are down to two whose approaches to housing solutions couldn’t be more different.

ARTICLE

Voters shared pointed opinions about municipal and provincial leadership, housing issues and uncertainty about the future.

What’s on Voters’ Minds in the Fraser Valley?

Voters shared pointed opinions about municipal and provincial leadership, housing issues and uncertainty about the future.

ARTICLE

PacificWest 2024: Innovate, Integrate, Inspire

PacificWest 2024: Innovate, Integrate, Inspire

Gearing up for the largest real estate conference in Western Canada.

BOARD NEWS

FVRCF Adds Bursary Program to Charitable Giving

FVRCF Adds Bursary Program to Charitable Giving

FVRCF Adds Bursary Program to Charitable Giving

ADVOCACY

BC’s intro to the Residential Property (Short-term Holding) Profit Tax Act via 2024 budget.

To Flip or Not to Flip?

BC’s intro to the Residential Property (Short-term Holding) Profit Tax Act via 2024 budget.

In case you missed it..

LOCUS Spring 2024

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

BC’s housing strategy depends on infrastructure as much as inventory. Bringing all levels of government together to build it may be Minister Rob Fleming’s biggest challenge.

LOCUS Spring 2024

Transit-Oriented Development

For the Fraser Valley and other regions, getting there may not necessarily be half the fun.

LOCUS Spring 2024

The Case for Regional Rail

A regional rail network could cut travel and commute times by up to 50% or more–but is it worth the price tag?

From the CEO

Housing among voters concerns.

Baldev Gill

A Place to Live, Work and Raise a Family

Housing among voters concerns.

From the Chair

Encouraging news for families throughout the province.

Jeff Chadha

Supply-Side Affordability

Encouraging news for families throughout the province.

POLL

Considered Moving Away In The Past Year?

A recent FVREB poll reveals challenges facing Fraser Valley voters. For some, the cost of living and house prices is enough to make them consider moving elsewhere.

Poll conducted among FVREB REALTORS® between Nov. 20 and Nov. 24, 2023. Results based on 932 responses

Insight

Rationing property demand.

Brendon Ogmundson

Requiem for the Failed Housing Policies of the 2010s

Rationing property demand.

Trending

The huge impact of zoning on house prices.

The Zoning Effect

The huge impact of zoning on house prices.

Last Word

The huge impact of zoning on house prices.

Nathan Zemp

The Zoning Effect in the Fraser Valley

The huge impact of zoning on house prices.