Real Estate

The value of British Columbia’s largest construction starts has rebounded after steep 2015-16 declines. The average estimated value of construction starts in B.C. fell 71.3%, or $474.9 million, from $668 million in 2015 to $193.1 million in 2016.

The Richmond Centre South Redevelopment Plan will add about 2,000 new dwellings

Man who inherited Vancouver home feels forced by $14,139 tax bill to rent ‘non-habitable” house

There is a $900,000 price difference between Vancouver and Moncton

If the plan was to crush B.C.’s leading residential market, it has been spectacularly successful

Region has quietest March for sales since 2009

Capital dealings The flurry of announcements and features recapping 2017 investment sales is a rite of spring, because all that information takes time to process.

Exemption gives Interior city a marketplace advantage over Kelowna and other cities

Locals-first housing initiatives include university housing with price covenants, and preferential pricing

Farmland consultation The province’s consultation on revitalizing the 45-year-old Agricultural Land Commission and the 11.4 million acres it oversees ends April 30, but statistics released last week offer a mid-term insight into its progress.