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B.C. startup targets novice real estate investors

B.C. startup targets novice real estate investors

Online platform opens door to purchase of shares in commercial and other properties
B.C. to receive $517 m over 10 years to help renters

B.C. to receive $517 m over 10 years to help renters

Benefit could range from $2,500 to $7,000, depending how government distributes money
Surrey mayor Doug McCallum criticizes industrial land ‘dictators’

Surrey mayor Doug McCallum criticizes industrial land ‘dictators’

Stricter rezoning vote threshold proposal seen as an affront to municipal autonomy
Strong sales put Greater Vancouver real estate in strong sellers' market

Strong sales put Greater Vancouver real estate in strong sellers' market

Strong sales helped push prices up 6.8% year-over-year
B.C. plans to extend rent freeze to end of 2021, create barriers to renovictions

B.C. plans to extend rent freeze to end of 2021, create barriers to renovictions

Landlords will no longer be able to end tenancies for renovations that are "not substantial."
Vancouver office vacancies forecast to climb: CBRE

Vancouver office vacancies forecast to climb: CBRE

New outlook report also suggests COVID could spur future demand for greater square footage per employee
Major projects salvaged B.C. construction in 2020

Major projects salvaged B.C. construction in 2020

While residential and commercial construction declined sharply in 2020, major projects increased to nearly $370 billion
Early February numbers show condo buyers back

Early February numbers show condo buyers back

Vancouver home sales as of mid-February point to a resurgence in condo demand as transactions hit the highest level in four years
Surrey office market tightest in Metro Vancouver

Surrey office market tightest in Metro Vancouver

Suburban powerhouse has the lowest vacancy rate and the highest net take-up on office space in Metro Vancouver
Vancouverites lead B.C. recreational land search

Vancouverites lead B.C. recreational land search

Pandemic lockdowns accelerate rural property quest as urban upsides evaporate