Real Estate

Federal budget links charities to real estate tax exemption

If you give, so shall you save. That appears to be the mantra for the Federal Budget in relation to capital gains tax exemptions on commercial real estate sales.

Apr 22, 2015 2:34 PM Read more >

Rabid buyers may end doubts about B.C. micro-condos

When more than 2,000 buyers crammed into a Surrey sales site April 18 they may have ended debate about the future of tiny condos in Metro Vancouver’s white-hot housing market.

Apr 22, 2015 12:15 PM Read more >

Onni scoops two bankrupt Island developments

Onni Group has scooped up two bankrupt Vancouver Island real estate developments, paying less than...

Apr 16, 2015 12:45 PM Read more >

Vancouver landlords sitting pretty

Cheap mortgages, high rents, low vacancies and soaring property values combine for blue-chip real estate investment

Apr 15, 2015 1:17 PM Read more >

Vancouver home sales and prices continue steady climb

The region continues to lead the country in year-over-year growth

Apr 15, 2015 10:19 AM Read more >

Vancouver home prices hit all-time high: Teranet

Home prices grew 0.3% month-over-month in Vancouver in March

Apr 14, 2015 9:06 AM Read more >

Close to $6 billion in major construction projects underway in British Columbia

Condos, tourism trump resource-, energy-sector construction

Apr 14, 2015 6:00 AM Read more >

$1 billion health-care campus on False Creek Flats to replace St. Paul’s Hospital

Some health care services could remain at the current Burrard Street site

Apr 13, 2015 1:30 PM Read more >

Homeowner equity vs. housing affordability: a tricky balancing act

By Peter Ladner Last week I looked at how offshore investors – buoyed by the lower Canadian dollar and our wonderful city’s attractiveness – are driving local buyers out of the high-end real estate market.

Apr 10, 2015 3:43 PM Read more >

Get set for a surge in new homes being built in B.C.

Construction intentions in British Columbia’s residential sector have risen sharply over the past year

Apr 9, 2015 9:20 AM Read more >