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The introduction of Vancouver’s new 15% tax on international buyers, implemented with the goal of slowing the rise of housing prices in Metro Vancouver, applies to all foreign nationals purchasing real estate in the Metro Vancouver area.

FirstService Residential’s guide on annual maintenance planning for Strata Corporations has been shared by the Vancouver Courier, Richmond News, and REW.ca.

FirstService Residential, the leading residential property management company in Greater Vancouver, helped educate more than 200 homeowners about the closing process for their new condominium units at Intracorp’s information session for its new "Silver" development.

Here are five reasons you should consider living in a Strata community, and how doing so can remove a lot of the stress and enrich your everyday life.

Here are five valuable tips to help you avoid damaging conflict, unite Council Members, and agree on strong solutions to your community’s everyday issues.

Undoubtedly, running meetings is one of the most ;challenging parts of being on your strata council. Members sometimes get off track. Disagreements sometimes turn into arguments. Short discussions sometimes become long-winded monologues. Is there anything you can do to make your council meetings more effective?

Lights, candles and wreaths, oh my! The most decorated season of the year is arriving, with celebrations from many cultures and faiths coinciding in the next few months. For condo communities, the desire to deck the halls can clash with the rules of the corporation. Follow these tips to maintain a festive community without décor running amok.

Electric cars are fast approaching. Will your strata have the charging stations to cope?

As strata managers begin their inspection, they note the necessary repairs for winter damage as they make their rounds through the community.

Despite still being (officially) illegal, short-term rentals in the Lower Mainland may be here to stay. Here’s how to deal with them.

Colder weather is upon us, so now is the time to make sure your strata corporation's maintenance program is on track. You certainly don't want to discover a leak in your roof during a heavy rainfall or have a boiler stop working during a record cold spell.

So how do you determine which property management company will provide your strata with the best service? Here are 10 important questions that you should ask when consulting with strata management companies to help you make an informed decision.

You want your strata to be successful. All council members do. You know that means watching the finances carefully and maintaining the property. But do you think about effective strata council communication as an ingredient in your recipe for success? It is!

As anyone on a Strata Council knows all too well, Council meetings sometimes don't go as smoothly as planned. Council Members don't always agree with each other. A discussion about one small issue can take up an entire meeting, and those who speak the loudest aren't always correct. Sometimes it may feel like it takes a very long time to get anything done.

If you think hackers have little interest in your strata corporation’s data, think again. As a small business, your strata may actually be at greater risk of a cyberattack than ever before.

Energy consumptions continues to trend upwards with unprecedented times. Here's a few tips to save energy in your home.

Youhave just been appointed to your Strata Council. Now its time to brush up on your vocabulary with terms that are going to be a part of your new life as a Council Member.

A maintenance plan is a great tool for organizing and discussing a Strata Corporation’s property repairs and maintenance.

Serving as a council member can be rewarding and fun – while helping you personally protect what is probably your biggest investment.

Watch part 8 of 16 of our video series on Maintenance Planning for Strata Corporations by FirstService Residential.

One of the most crucial ways to protect your strata corporation’s financial health is by staying on top of your property’s maintenance and improvements. To manage this well, you need to have a means for attending to required preventative maintenance and regular maintenance. Here’s what that should entail.

2020 events are continuing to affect corporation budgets. Increased expenses, late corporation dues and other issues are impacting a lot of communities. Has it affected your budget?

Smart investors use professionals like FirstService Residential to manage their rental properties – and for good reason.

Introduced to you last issue, Canada’s first online tribunal, BC’s Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT), was created to increase access to justice for British Columbians by helping you resolve strata property and small claims disputes fairly, quickly and affordably from your home computer or mobile phone. Now just passed in May is BC’s Civil Resolution Tribunal Amendment Act , which carries a number of significant changes directly affecting strata corporations.