Real Estate

Despite having a much smaller population, Vancouver surpassed Toronto in property investment by more than $1 billion in 2017’s first six months. This is the first time commercial real estate investment in Metro Vancouver – population 2.

Tracking the action Bifurcation of Vancouver’s non-residential real estate market is evident in new statistics from CBRE Ltd., which highlight the shares specific regions of Canada have of new construction.

An amendment to the Residential Tenancy Act that would close a loophole that anti-poverty advocates say has allowed landlords to get around rent controls and jack up rents could soon be reality. B.C.

The Lower Mainland is home to seven of the country’s top 10 most expensive areas

Increases for new development could add up to $5,000 to the price of a single family home: homebuilders

Purchases of Greater Vancouver homes by those from outside the region have driven up home prices and rents by 5%-10%, according to Out-of-Town Home Buyers and City Welfare, a joint UBC Sauder School of Business-New York University study .

New rules could drive homebuyers to unregulated lenders, says RBC

Towering symbolism A symbolic demolition took place in downtown Vancouver last week as GWL Realty Advisors Inc. launched the newest addition to the next wave of office development at 753 Seymour Street.

China-backed owners plan to upgrade 152-acre course with waterfront homes, hotel

The average Vancouver one-bedroom apartment rented for $2,120 in October, up 5% compared with September, according to PadMapper’s latest data, which takes into account median rents for all homes that are currently available to rent or vacant; it does