Real Estate

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 >

Instant town now seeks a centre

River District, a 120-acre waterfront development on the Fraser River in southeast Vancouver, is an instant town in search of a core

Jun 3, 2015 1:18 PM Read more >

“Gentle density” reshaping Marpole

The first multi-family development under the City of Vancouver’s new RM-9 zoning has begun marketing in Marpole

Jun 3, 2015 1:11 PM Read more >

B.C. immigration goes negative but wealthy migrants flood in

A recent dramatic drop in immigration to B.C. from other countries – which plunged to negative numbers for the first time in 10 years – will not...

Jun 3, 2015 11:08 AM Read more >

Office boom reshapes city’s downtown skyline

Dynamic new office towers transforming downtown Vancouver business core and beyond

Jun 2, 2015 2:26 PM Read more >

Real estate finds its social purpose in Metro Vancouver; high land costs squeezing community organizations

Social returns This week’s conference devoted to social-purpose real estate – organized by Vancouver’s aptly named Social Purpose Real Estate Collaborative – will hear some stunning numbers pulled together by the Central City Foundation and consultan

Jun 2, 2015 12:00 AM Read more >

City condo costs half a million dollars before it’s even built

CACs, LEED, assorted fees add up to significant bill for Vancouver developers

Jun 2, 2015 12:00 AM Read more >