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B.C. brokers scramble to assemble strata insurance coverage

B.C. brokers scramble to assemble strata insurance coverage

Collaborative approach A year ago, this column flagged the dramatic rise in premiums for condominium insurance for both strata corporations and homeowners as the insurance companies that write the policies brokers source for their clients looked for
Can B.C. fix its condo insurance crisis?

Can B.C. fix its condo insurance crisis?

Tough insurance market conditions driving premiums through the roof
More Metro Vancouver retail space is going dark

More Metro Vancouver retail space is going dark

New data shows 73,000 square feet shoved back on market or changed to other uses
Condo owners face bankruptcies as insurance costs soar

Condo owners face bankruptcies as insurance costs soar

'You could lose your home’
Camera surveillance spurs complaints from condo dwellers

Camera surveillance spurs complaints from condo dwellers

Privacy commissioner releases strata privacy rights podcast
Mixed use becoming crucial for big retail builds

Mixed use becoming crucial for big retail builds

Residential mixing with office, industrial as developers hedge bets, widen margins
Private and institutional real estate investors flock to Vancouver

Private and institutional real estate investors flock to Vancouver

Institutional investment Vancouver saw approximately $6.3 billion in investment deals worth $5 million or more last year, according to Jones Lang LaSalle IP Inc., 13.4% of the $47 billion recorded across Canada.
Robust home sales outpace low inventory in Metro Vancouver last month: board

Robust home sales outpace low inventory in Metro Vancouver last month: board

Home sellers once again getting the upper hand as demand exceeds supply, especially among condos and townhomes
First Nation’s high bid claims bankrupt Sechelt development

First Nation’s high bid claims bankrupt Sechelt development

Vendor ‘was doing cartwheels’ after court-ordered sale of 397-acre Sunshine Coast waterfront site
B.C. budget boosts housing funding, cuts off local government

B.C. budget boosts housing funding, cuts off local government

Local losers Prudence was the message as B.C. Finance Minister Carole James tabled her budget last week.