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Forget Pixel — here’s how Google Home could change your life

Livabl October 10, 2016

Some critics think it’s too creepy, but we can’t deny that some of Google Home’s features look pretty neat.
Another big drop for Metro Vancouver home sales in second month after foreign-buyer tax

Livabl October 4, 2016

But home prices were up 28.9 per cent year-over-year in September.
Vancouver has world’s highest housing “bubble risk” thanks to low rates and foreign buyers, bank report says

Livabl September 28, 2016

But the report doesn’t take the city’s new 15 per cent foreign buyers tax into account.
Foreign investment in Metro Vancouver real estate down dramatically since introduction of new tax

Livabl September 23, 2016

From August 2nd to 31st only 0.9 per cent of residential real estate transactions in Metro Vancouver involved foreign buyers.
Toronto leads Canadian home prices to 1.5 per cent month-on-month uptick in August

Livabl September 15, 2016

Year-over-year Canadian home prices rose 11.4 per cent in August, the most since July 2010.
Toronto and Vancouver luxury real estate markets to see “clear divergence” this fall

Livabl September 14, 2016

Sotheby’s International Realty Canada believes Metro Vancouver’s new foreign buyers tax is at the heart of the split.
This proposed skyscraper could replace Shanghai Tower as China’s tallest building

Livabl September 10, 2016

Worldwide the building will be second only to Dubai’s Burj Khalifa.
Top 10 Metro Vancouver developments on BuzzBuzzHome in August 2016

Livabl September 7, 2016

Sales are on now at last month’s most popular development project on BuzzBuzzHome.
13 vintage photos that capture growth and optimism in 1950s Vancouver

Livabl August 31, 2016

The decade included a royal visit, rowdy Grey Cup celebration and plenty of construction.
July brought largest year-over-year rise in Canadian home prices in six years

Livabl August 12, 2016

Hot housing markets in BC and Ontario were responsible for the 10.9 per cent jump.
A triangular plot of land inspired the unique design of this Swiss home

Livabl June 25, 2016

The four-storey, 1,862-square-foot dwelling has floor-to-ceiling glass windows and offers 180-degree views of Lake Zurich.
Here’s how Canada’s big banks reacted to the latest housing market report

Livabl June 16, 2016

One economist believes that the fall in home sales last month should be viewed as a positive development.
These 15 photos show off Vancouver’s flourishing public art scene

Livabl June 15, 2016

You can find fantastic public art in more corners of Vancouver than you might expect.
These 15 fab photos show how different Vancouver looked in the 1960s

Livabl May 23, 2016

You’ll still probably recognize some of the city’s famous sights.
Three different levels offer three different views at this innovative house in Tehran

Livabl May 14, 2016

This house may look straight out of a sci-fi film, but it was designed to bring its occupants closer to nature.
These 13 photos show how the University of Calgary has changed in 50 years

Livabl May 12, 2016

We’re celebrating the University of Calgary’s 50th anniversary with a look back in time.