Real Estate

Robust home sales continue into May

B.C.'s housing market posted yet another strong performance in May as...

Jun 30, 2015 12:00 AM Read more >

Vancouver's house-buying 'frenzy' may be slowing

Prices rising by $68,000 a month in some neighbourhoods

Jun 24, 2015 1:37 PM Read more >

Carbon capture latest threat to ALR

Farmland locked away for 100 years by foreign investors

Jun 24, 2015 1:29 PM Read more >

Dirt worth more than anything built on it

Commercial developers call it “dirt”, the plot of land that will support plans to...

Jun 24, 2015 1:26 PM Read more >

‘Renovictions,’ construction wreak havoc on renters

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

Jun 23, 2015 6:00 AM Read more >

City sings two tunes on CACs and housing affordability

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).

Jun 23, 2015 6:00 AM Read more >

B.C. housing starts drop in May after April surge

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.

Jun 23, 2015 12:00 AM Read more >

Vancouverites must spend over 85% of their income to own a bungalow: RBC

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...

Jun 22, 2015 9:25 AM Read more >

Residential development boom looms for Squamish

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

Jun 20, 2015 8:50 AM Read more >

Playing Dunbar’s lucrative flip side

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

Jun 16, 2015 6:00 AM Read more >