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LDB pondered selling warehouses in 2001

LDB pondered selling warehouses in 2001

Consulting report estimated cost of securing a new site and building a new facility would far exceed revenue generated from sale
Vancouver building permits set to hit $2.2 billion

Vancouver building permits set to hit $2.2 billion

Faster application processing credited with increasing permit numbers
Megaprojects set to create thriving mini-city at YVR

Megaprojects set to create thriving mini-city at YVR

Emerging “aerotropolis” likely to attract manufacturer tenants seeking closer links with airport
Metro Vancouver confidence in selling homes down: survey

Metro Vancouver confidence in selling homes down: survey

The majority (58%) of Lower Mainland residents believe it is a bad time to sell a home over the next three months, while 34% believe it is a good time, according to REW.ca’s September Real Estate Consumer Confidence Survey.
Commercial real estate drives Metro Vancouver economy

Commercial real estate drives Metro Vancouver economy

Commercial real estate is driving Metro Vancouver's economy, according to a September 27 report by the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP).
Groupon-style condo sale to take place Saturday

Groupon-style condo sale to take place Saturday

Condominium builder and developer Marcon is teaming up with Vancouver-based CONDOday on Saturday to sell the last 18 of 108 condominiums at its Cornerstone development in Langley. Sales first launched in April 2010.
Home builders’ association has new CEO

Home builders’ association has new CEO

The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association (GVHBA) announced September 25 that Bob de Wit will take over as CEO on November 1 from 68-year-old Peter Simpson, who is retiring after heading the organization for the past 18 years.
Vancouver's home renovation market: rogues, risks and redemption

Vancouver's home renovation market: rogues, risks and redemption

Vancouver's $4 billion reno market is a “wild west” where illegal contractors duck taxes and permits and homeowners play along. In part two of BIV-CBC's joint series Renovation Reality, experts explain how both parties can protect themselves
B.C. house prices dropping, will drop further: conference board

B.C. house prices dropping, will drop further: conference board

Out of 28 Canadian residential real-estate markets, the only areas where prices fell year-over-year were in B.C. – Victoria (-9.9%); Vancouver (-8.
Cash flow key to residential real estate investing

Cash flow key to residential real estate investing

Study shows condos atop Burnaby Mountain provide better rental yields than other areas of the Lower Mainland