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B.C. leads Canada in October building permit value gains

B.C. leads Canada in October building permit value gains

October proved to be a prolific month for construction projects in B.C. as building permit values reached $1.48 billion, rising at a higher rater than any other province. The total value of building permits in B.C.
South coast homes $600,000 less than in Metro Vancouver

South coast homes $600,000 less than in Metro Vancouver

The average house price in Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast or Nanaimo on Vancouver Island is now about $600,000 less than ...
Crosstown office makeover turns old to gold

Crosstown office makeover turns old to gold

A warning that older Vancouver office buildings will have to spruce up or go dark in the face of new competition has been taken to heart by ...
Strong Vancouver home sales push prices to all-time high

Strong Vancouver home sales push prices to all-time high

REBGV says benchmark Metro Vancouver home price is now $637,300
Cities toast breweries, Texas firm barrels into rental market

Cities toast breweries, Texas firm barrels into rental market

The growth of microbreweries attracted some attention earlier this year when Colliers International issued a report examining their impact on ...
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