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Carla Guerrera: Better living through planning

Carla Guerrera: Better living through planning

Growing up in Belleville, Ontario, Carla Guerrera spent her first nine years living in a farmhouse on the outskirts of town, far from friends, parks and stores...
‘LNG is here’ – but leasing payoff is yet to come

‘LNG is here’ – but leasing payoff is yet to come

Gas boom is just a distant echo as far as local brokerages are concerned
B.C. commercial real estate activity hits record highs in Q3

B.C. commercial real estate activity hits record highs in Q3

After making gains for seven consecutive quarters, activity in B.C.’s commercial real estate market reached a record high in the third quarter of 2014. The B.C. Real Estate Association’s (BCREA) commercial leading indicator rose 1.
Industrial speculators going all in

Industrial speculators going all in

If Metro Vancouver real estate were a poker game, industrial developers would be the high-stakes, hard-eyed players at the table
Single-family home market heats up as condos cool

Single-family home market heats up as condos cool

Families moving to the Fraser Valley want detached houses, not condominiums or apartments, according to real estate agents
Tenants eye energy savings, space savings in new buildings

Tenants eye energy savings, space savings in new buildings

Tenants eye energy savings, space savings in new buildings
Tax rulings could blow hole in city budgets

Tax rulings could blow hole in city budgets

Airport building values slashed to $20; developer can’t be taxed on future density under two landmark assessment rulings
Leasing Q & A for commercial tenants

Leasing Q & A for commercial tenants

Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield on commercial leasing
Vacancies are rising, but so is uncertainty over new demand

Vacancies are rising, but so is uncertainty over new demand

With downtown office vacancies at 9.6% in the third quarter and expected to rise, landlords are under pressure to differentiate themselves
Vancouver housing market at “low risk” of overvaluation: CMHC

Vancouver housing market at “low risk” of overvaluation: CMHC

Despite having the most expensive average home prices in the nation, the Metro Vancouver housing market is at “low risk” of being overvalued, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).