Craig Battle

Nov 26, 2024 | globenewswire.com | Craig Battle

Vancouver, Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As British Columbia continues to deal with a housing shortage, a new research study conducted by the University of the Fraser Valley Centre for Public Safety & Criminal Justice Research in partnership with the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) finds problems with the current drug-home remediation process, and lays out a blueprint to standardize processes to assure standards of repair and help return these properties to the housing market.

Nov 4, 2024 | globenewswire.com | Craig Battle

Vancouver, Nov. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- November is Radon Action Month, and the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA), BC Lung Foundation, and Real Estate Foundation of BC are announcing the launch of a new collaborative Radon Gas Public Awareness Campaign. Radon gas is a threat to homeowners and their families across British Columbia, with a traditionally low level of public awareness. Exposure to radon gas is estimated to cause over 3,000 lung cancer deaths in Canada each year.

Oct 7, 2024 | globenewswire.com | Craig Battle

Vancouver, Oct. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the British Columbia election less than two weeks away, the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) is calling for major housing tax reform aimed at increasing affordability and fairness in the province, the Association announced today. As outlined on their housing policy resource hub launched in the lead-up to the election, BCREA noted that BC housing taxation levels are some of the highest in the world and have risen sharply since 2016.

Jul 25, 2024 | globenewswire.com | Craig Battle

Vancouver, July 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) and the Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association – British Columbia (CMBA-BC) are calling upon the BC Government to amend and refine recent changes to the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA). Both organizations published open letters outlining concern around unintended consequences and the high potential the changes will negatively impact homebuyers, rental-property owners, and tenants in the province.

Jul 25, 2024 | streetinsider.com | Craig Battle

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