Real Estate

The total value of Canadian building permits fell 2.5% to $6.8 billion in June, following a 7.1% increase in May, according to Statistics Canada. The decline was largely the result of a decrease in the non-residential and residential sectors in B.C.

The lowest sales-to-listings ratio since 2000 has prompted the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) to declare that Vancouver is in a buyer’s market.

The City of Vancouver has announced winners of its affordable housing competition, Re:THINK HOUSING.

U.S. state governors send a message to Vancouver's corporate head offices

Lululemon Athletica Inc.

Low vacancy rates, high land costs, new mortgage restrictions, a lack of federal incentives for new purpose-built rental housing and steady income have made rental buildings in the Greater Vancouver area a solid investment vehicle, which explains why

Increasing investment in office towers is likely to fuel non-residential construction investment in the next couple years, Vancouver Regional Construction Association president Keith Sashaw told Business in Vancouver July 17.

FedEx Freight announced July 17 that it would spend more than $20 million to build a 40,000-square-foot warehouse in Surrey. That’s the largest investment that the FedEx Corp.

A series of land swaps is the likely solution to the dispute between the Musqueam First Nation and private developer Century Group (CG) over CG’s plans to develop a five-storey, 108-unit condominium project above an ancient burial site, CG pres

According to Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) statistics released yesterday, national resale housing activity edged lower on a month-over-month basis in June 2012, exacerbated by continued slowing in Greater Vancouver.