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B.C. apartment owners welcome carbon tax review

B.C. apartment owners welcome carbon tax review

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.
Affordable housing task force releases recommendations

Affordable housing task force releases recommendations

The City of Vancouver ’s task force on affordable housing released its first recommendations March 12.
Name not BC Place’s only controversy

Name not BC Place’s only controversy

Court battle underscores the refurbished stadium’s ongoing challenges with its roof’s newly installed cables and fabric
Is China really buying up Metro Vancouver?

Is China really buying up Metro Vancouver?

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
Businesses blast city property tax hike

Businesses blast city property tax hike

But Vision Vancouver council touts “efficiencies” and new innovation fund
Speculation over Sears site's future intensifies

Speculation over Sears site's future intensifies

Art gallery expansion, towers and a new home for UBC among ideas
City to address False Creek South leases

City to address False Creek South leases

Residents say uncertainty over the neighbourhood’s future could erode land values and the area’s quality of life
Heritage building icon gets executive office makeover

Heritage building icon gets executive office makeover

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.
February housing starts up 24% year-over-year

February housing starts up 24% year-over-year

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.
B.C. home affordability eases slightly but remains highest in Canada: RBC

B.C. home affordability eases slightly but remains highest in Canada: RBC

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