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Home to hotel trend eating into B.C. rental market

Home to hotel trend eating into B.C. rental market

Explosive growth in short-term rentals is having major impacts on rents and availability
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Metro Vancouver's early September housing data signals market shift

Metro Vancouver's early September housing data signals market shift

Greater Vancouver listings are increasing as sales are slowing, according to mid-month numbers from the real estate board
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Missing middle missing from Greater Victoria new-home data

Missing middle missing from Greater Victoria new-home data

Few townhomes and houseplexes — 'missing middle' housing — are being built in the region, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s monthly survey of new housing construction
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Industrial asset sales fall 59 per cent in Metro Vancouver as financing costs increase

Industrial asset sales fall 59 per cent in Metro Vancouver as financing costs increase

Total commercial and industrial transactions in second quarter down 54 per cent year-to-year at $1.76B across B.C.’s Lower Mainland
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B.C. unveils 'one-stop shop' to speed up housing permitting

B.C. unveils 'one-stop shop' to speed up housing permitting

Province originally announced plans in January to reduce obstacles to housing construction
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CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts down 1% in August

CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts down 1% in August

About 2,500 fewer housing starts were recorded in August compared with July
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Vancouver approves ‘missing middle’ motion despite mixed reviews from public

Vancouver approves ‘missing middle’ motion despite mixed reviews from public

Many speakers expressed support but noted many issues within the motion
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Would you live in a shipping container? This Metro Vancouver company says it could help solve the housing crisis

Would you live in a shipping container? This Metro Vancouver company says it could help solve the housing crisis

The cost of building a Tri-Cities home out of a shipping container is about one-fifth of conventional wood frame construction
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Metro Vancouver suburbs gain commercial strength as downtown wanes

Metro Vancouver suburbs gain commercial strength as downtown wanes

Across the West, it is more than lower costs and ample parking that is driving tenants out of downtown
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Feds removing GST on new rental builds, source says

Feds removing GST on new rental builds, source says

The change would lower the cost of labour and materials for homebuilders
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