Real Estate

Real estate data shows coronavirus has delivered a shot in the arm to the Metro Vancouver housing market

Business tenants can apply directly for federal subsidy that includes covering up to 90% of losses due to lockdowns

Metro housing sales set another record level in October, despite dire predictions from big banks, analysts and government

Economist warns of risks facing housing market, especially in regions the economy is ‘shakiest’

City has the highest residential taxes in the country, but has slashed rates on commercial real estate for five consecutive years

B.C. led the west in September job creation, but construction employment fell and is down 17 per cent from pre-pandemic levels

The plan, which involves converting some of the company’s real estate into mixed-use developments, must deal with wide Canadian price variations: Vancouver downtown site is valued north of $670m; Winnipeg’s flagship store appraised as worthless

While vacancy rates spike in the core, Metro Vancouver’s suburban office sector has seen a mild decrease, and absorption levels remain positive

Number of architects at the province’s top firms has dropped to lowest level since 2013

Immigration to B.C. falls 111 per cent and some see link to drop in rental rates, yet multi-family sales stay strong