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Mike Mackay

Mike Mackay

Forty under 40 winner 2018; President, Strand, Age 32
Whistler condo prices skyrocket as retirees, investors drive demand

Whistler condo prices skyrocket as retirees, investors drive demand

Median price is up 26.5 per cent from a year ago, nearly twice the increase of detached home prices
Huge five-tower Coquitlam development raises traffic fears

Huge five-tower Coquitlam development raises traffic fears

Project going to public hearing, but Coquitlam council worried about effect 1,519-unit development will have on already congested area
Metro Vancouver condo prices to plunge 26% by 2021: analysis

Metro Vancouver condo prices to plunge 26% by 2021: analysis

Condo market will take three years to slump to average price of $550K, but will be back up to peak prices three years after that, predicts analyst
Metro Vancouver rental vacancy rates improve slightly: CMHC

Metro Vancouver rental vacancy rates improve slightly: CMHC

Metro Vancouver vacancy rate at 1% compared with 1.4% for all of B.C.
Strong Vancouver hotel market surpasses expectations

Strong Vancouver hotel market surpasses expectations

Surprise, surprise Vancouver is a bright point among Western Canada’s hotel markets, one that continues to surprise Carrie Russell, managing director of HVS Canada. Downtown hotel occupancy is averaging 79.
Landlords the winners as Metro Vancouver housing sales slump

Landlords the winners as Metro Vancouver housing sales slump

With a near free-fall in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia housing sales will plunge 23 per cent this year, according to the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA), and the projected 2019 recovery will be led by centres outside of the Lower Mainland, par
Mobile game developer to lease seven floors in Vancouver Centre II office tower

Mobile game developer to lease seven floors in Vancouver Centre II office tower

The global company will be the new office tower's lead tenant
Self-storage sector demand moving upmarket

Self-storage sector demand moving upmarket

Lock-and-leave investment attracts bigger players and a push for high-end units
Vancouver versus Toronto: a tale of two office sectors

Vancouver versus Toronto: a tale of two office sectors

Key differences between Canada’s two hottest markets