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Metro Vancouver’s office vacancy rate to tighten further to record lows: report

Metro Vancouver’s office vacancy rate to tighten further to record lows: report

Market is at a “critical juncture” with demand from global technology firms making it increasingly “a victim of its own success,” says Avison Young
Vancouver 2010: Vancouver’s Olympic Village thrives after shaky start amid global downturn

Vancouver 2010: Vancouver’s Olympic Village thrives after shaky start amid global downturn

Olympic Village was a high-pressure project with a drop-dead date for completion
Plans for new hotels could ease Vancouver room crunch

Plans for new hotels could ease Vancouver room crunch

West Broadway development, St. Regis expansion, renovated Four Seasons in the works
Regional transit funding pushed ahead of government budgets

Regional transit funding pushed ahead of government budgets

Growing demands “B.C. keeps growing,” remarked BC Stats in its weekly roundup of statistics last week.
Open-concept offices, hot desks damage worker productivity: survey

Open-concept offices, hot desks damage worker productivity: survey

Nearly 60 per cent of Canadians are distracted by colleagues and poorly designed workspaces, losing up to two hours a day, according to co-working firm iQ Offices
Metro Vancouver’s residential real estate prices continue to creep up

Metro Vancouver’s residential real estate prices continue to creep up

Home sales in January 2020 were 42.4 per cent higher than one year previously, reports board, while inventory remains low
Rezonings, capped rents stymie Metro Vancouver development

Rezonings, capped rents stymie Metro Vancouver development

Kill rezonings One thing was clear at the January 23 Urban Development Institute’s (UDI) annual forecast luncheon: local developers are not happy with government. The mood was sour, the anger was palpable, and it’s all government’s fault.
Vancouver, Calgary office markets: a tale of two cities

Vancouver, Calgary office markets: a tale of two cities

Calgary has 241 acres of empty offices downtown; Vancouver can’t meet demand
First-time buyer incentive ‘a flop,’ says economist

First-time buyer incentive ‘a flop,’ says economist

Federal program used by only 29 homebuyers in Metro Vancouver
Coquitlam land swapped for low-cost housing

Coquitlam land swapped for low-cost housing

Developer built 67 units of seniors housing in Coquitlam at no charge in exchange for land