Real Estate

Wanted: A few nice rich people

A luxury condo developer looks for a certain kind of buyer

Jun 12, 2015 2:40 PM Read more >

$4m teardown sells for $1m over asking price, throwing more fuel on housing debate fire

Issues like foreign buyers and real estate flipping are at the forefront after a “teardown” home listed for...

Jun 12, 2015 10:38 AM Read more >

FOMO driving some into Vancouver real estate market, but more hang back

Low interest rates and an assumption prices will continue to rise fuelling home buyer demand: RBC survey

Jun 11, 2015 3:07 PM Read more >

Developer producing instant luxury condos in six weeks for resource towns

Chinese-made modular units half the price of conventional concrete construction

Jun 10, 2015 1:11 PM Read more >

No policy needed to curb foreign real estate investment: BCREA

Although it says no hard data exists, the association estimates foreign investment in the Metro Vancouver housing market is not significant enough to warrant intervention

Jun 10, 2015 9:31 AM Read more >

Profile of Jon Stovell, president, Reliance Properties

Developer has big dreams for smaller spaces

Jun 9, 2015 8:00 AM Read more >

Speculation a top issue, but answers differ; Metro Vancouver property-flipping flap fizzles

Speculative measures Veteran condo marketer Bob Rennie addressed some of the tough issues facing residential developers when he spoke to the Urban Development Institute on May 22.

Jun 8, 2015 3:24 PM Read more >

Housing starts plunge in B.C. as rest of Canada shows ‘surprising strength’

B.C. housing starts dropped dramatically in May as construction of townhomes and condos dipped throughout the normally robust province, according to data released Monday (June 8) from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

Jun 8, 2015 8:35 AM Read more >

Vancouver should do more to make housing more affordable: Christy Clark

The City of Vancouver could do more to create affordable housing through better land use planning and...

Jun 5, 2015 3:00 PM Read more >

Construction underway on $600m Parq Vancouver entertainment resort

The downtown resort will be located next to BC Place and anchored by B.C.’s first JW Marriott hotel

Jun 4, 2015 8:56 AM Read more >