Opinion: The true cost of the new real estate tax
This week, the B.C. government introduced a new 15-per-cent tax on all non-citizen and non-permanent-resident buyers of residential real estate in Metro Vancouver. Macdonald Realty opened its first office in the Kerrisdale neighbourhood over 70 years ago. Though we...
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Soaring property values push businesses out of Vancouver’s west side | The Globe and Mail
Vancouver’s sky-high real estate prices are changing the shape of its retail districts – with pricey neighbourhoods feeling some pain, and formerly neglected pockets of the city getting a boost. Several long-time businesses on the city’s expensive west side are either...
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BNN Interview about B.C.’s Housing Data
Jonathan Cooper, Vice President of Operations at Macdonald Real Estate Group joins Business News Network (BNN) for reaction to B.C.'s housing data as well as OSFI's warnings to mortgage underwriters. (To view the video on mobile devices, please click here for direct...
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BNN interview about the Vancouver housing supply problem
Business News Network (BNN) speaks with Jonathan Cooper, Vice President of Operations at Macdonald Real Estate Group about David Rosenberg of Gluskin Sheff + Associates comments on policymakers and housing supply constraints and how they would relate to the Vancouver...
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Macdonald Realty nominated for HGTV’s Ultimate House Hunt 2016
It is time for HGTV.com's Ultimate House Hunt once again! This year Macdonald Realty is nominated in the Best International Home category for a spectacular Three-Level Penthouse in Vancouver, Canada. This is the category we won last year for The Sanctuary, a luxury...
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LeadingRE exceeds $351 billion USD in sales
Macdonald Realty is pleased to share that Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, our global real estate network of market-leading independent brokerages, has announced its most recent sales statistics for 2015, reflecting ongoing dominance in the residential...
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B.C. takes aim at shadow flipping in the real estate market
Business News Network (BNN) speaks with Jonathan Cooper of Macdonald Real Estate Group on the BC government's new regulations aimed at what is called "shadow flipping". While the aim is to further protect sellers in residential real estate transactions, just how much...
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2016 Chamber Award Nominees: Macdonald Realty Victoria and Branch Manager Nathalie Ghoos
This year our Macdonald Realty Victoria office was a finalist for Employer of the Year in the 2016 Greater Victoria Business Awards held by the Chamber of Commerce! In addition, Victoria office's Branch Manager Nathalie Ghoos was a finalist for Employee of the Year. ...
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Loonie Driving American Home Buyers Interest in BC
Jonathan Cooper, Vice President, Operations of Macdonald Real Estate Group, was on Business News Network (BNN) speaking about the pick-up in American home buyers in BC and how the loonie has been driving that interest. Click the video to watch.
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Macdonald Realty Recognized for Excellence in Service and Marketing at Global Real Estate Conference
VANCOUVER, B.C., Canada – (March 2, 2016) – Macdonald Realty received the prestigious Global Alliance Award from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE), a global network of more than 500 high quality independent real estate firms. The award was...
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