British Columbia

Total housing starts in B.C. soared 43 per cent in December, compared with a month earlier, reports Central 1 Credit Union. At 31,500, year-end 2010 posted the highest seasonally-adjusted rate in two years, and led by multi-family construction.

The City of Richmond is mapping out land reserved for industrial development over the next 30 years to add to its existing 34 million square feet of industrial space.

Bringing movie crews to town is easier when you have an established tourism sector - one that welcomes folks looking for adventure on the ski slopes and in the backcountry.

New condos When built out, Mariner's Village will be a blend of 375 dwelling units and approximately 100,000 square feet of commercial space, including a medical clinic, as well as a 176-slip marina, boardwalk and public wharf, all in the heart of So

The average price per-unit of a Vancouver rental apartment building is now north of $200,000 in what remains a "seller's market", according to a survey by NAI Commercial, Vancouver.

Germany-based Daimler is eyeing Vancouver as the second North American city for its car2go car-sharing program.

Fort St. James, the closest centre to the new Mt. Milligan mine, is dangling incentives to lure industrial investors to the town of 2,000 in northern B.C.

Loblaw Companies Ltd. is quietly ramping-up investment in the Lower Mainland, making over its existing holdings and adding new stores.

A two-year-old Vancouver company has opened the "world's greenest parking facility" in Denver and plans to open similar lots across Canada and the United States. Greenscape Capital Group Inc.

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has rolled out a new mobile app for realtors to track MLS sales and listings and other information, but a new product from Landcor Data in New Westminster may put more hard real estate information into the