Real Estate

Building boom is reshaping Vancouver – but at a cost to city’s downtown tenants

Improvement without impact One of the hazards of being a writer is a tendency to parse other people’s communications too closely; for instance, the latest reports from Vancouver regarding community amenity contributions (CACs).

After surging to a near-seven-year high of 37,100 units in April, urban-area housing starts in B.C. fell to 25,070 units in May – down more than 30% month-to-month and 10% year-over-year.

It is no secret that residential real estate in Vancouver is more expensive than in any other city in Canada, but homes became even less affordable in...

Howe Sound town’s transformation could include a ski resort and an LNG plant

West-side neighbourhood is Vancouver’s hottest real estate “flip” market

Industrial squeeze Surveying the latest industrial market reports, it seems that there’s no time like the present to jump into the market.

B.C.’s white hot real estate market led the way across Canada in May as West Coast home sales reached levels not seen prior to the 2008 financial crisis.

Real Estate Council of B.C. fines the brokerage and its then-Vancouver managing partner $2,000 plus $1,250 in costs

Bosa and Kingswood Properties team up to add density to the 1500 West Georgia Street site that they bought last year