Real Estate

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

One of Vancouver’s iconic heritage buildings has undergone a major makeover. Between Oak and Granville on 8th Avenue, Fairview House’s 7,000 square feet now features a modern Edwardian style interior with luxury executive offices.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) reported a 24% increase in housing starts in the Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) in February compared with the same month a year ago.

Despite registering the country’s most significant reductions in home-ownership costs in the final stretch of 2011, B.C.

Offloading of liability from city to professionals means smaller jobs not worth the hassle for some companies

New machines cut tens of thousands of dollars off the cost of producing prototypes on demand

Is local industry up to the task of meeting the city’s ambitious green goals?

340,000-square-foot development built by Europe's McArthurGlen would feature luxury shopping at discount prices