Real Estate

Determining the scope of the problem the first step in finding solutions to offsetting foreign buyers’ impact on local real estate

The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) announced today its acquisition of a 50% interest in two prime downtown Vancouver office properties: 401 West Georgia Street and 800 Burrard Street.

Canada’s resale housing activity improved in February with home sales increasing 1.4%, according to Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) numbers released Thursday.

B.C.’s apartment owners and managers are welcoming the provincial government’s plans to review the carbon tax, which they claim is hitting them hard. According to the BC Apartment Owners and Managers Association (BCAOMA), with B.C.

The City of Vancouver ’s task force on affordable housing released its first recommendations March 12.

Court battle underscores the refurbished stadium’s ongoing challenges with its roof’s newly installed cables and fabric

Vancouver’s quixotic relationship with foreign home ownership gets more complex as realtors maintain that city properties continue to be snapped up by Chinese buyers, but beyond anecdotal evidence there are few numbers to back up that claim

But Vision Vancouver council touts “efficiencies” and new innovation fund

Art gallery expansion, towers and a new home for UBC among ideas

Residents say uncertainty over the neighbourhood’s future could erode land values and the area’s quality of life