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Vancouver housing starts slip after record 2016: CMHC

Vancouver housing starts slip after record 2016: CMHC

Housing starts across the Vancouver region dipped in January, according to new data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
Pre-sold condos hold out hope for speculators

Pre-sold condos hold out hope for speculators

Exempt from foreign-buyer and flipping scrutiny, assignment listings far higher than selling price
Valley apartment action up; joint venture helps house veterans

Valley apartment action up; joint venture helps house veterans

Apartment surge “Be bold or move to suburbia,” was the tag line for the Woodward’s redevelopment when Rennie Marketing Systems sold the project in a blockbuster day back in 2006.
Calgary’s new condo market craters

Calgary’s new condo market craters

Developers switching condos into rentals as unsold inventory hits a 16-year high, but rental vacancy rates are also soaring
January home sales 10% below 10-year average: REBGV

January home sales 10% below 10-year average: REBGV

Months after the introduction of the 15% foreign-buyer tax and new federal mortgage rules intended to cool the housing market in Vancouver, home sales across the region continue to drop.
Vancouver developer planning new 21-storey towers in downtown Victoria

Vancouver developer planning new 21-storey towers in downtown Victoria

The 800 block of Yates and Johnson streets in Victoria could soon see a pair of 21-storey towers rising from what is now a parking lot.
Metro residential prices rise, affordability declines as demand outstrips supply

Metro residential prices rise, affordability declines as demand outstrips supply

‘Mice nuts’ A flurry of opinions help make the Urban Development Institute’s (UDI) annual forecast luncheon among the year’s most colourful and candid events.
Retirement Ready: Reverse mortgages: are they for you?

Retirement Ready: Reverse mortgages: are they for you?

Home equity and debt levels drive popularity of reverse mortgages for seniors
Retirement Ready: New styles in seniors' residences

Retirement Ready: New styles in seniors' residences

Not your grandma’s retirement home anymore
Retirement Ready: Retiring to the Okanagan

Retirement Ready: Retiring to the Okanagan

Okanagan lifestyle provides options from urban flair to golf and waterfront retreats