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Metro Vancouver industrial vacancy rate flirting with zero

Metro Vancouver industrial vacancy rate flirting with zero

Vancouver-region industrial rate could plunge below 1 per cent for the first time this year due to demand for distribution space
Concert begins massive North Vancouver development

Concert begins massive North Vancouver development

North Harbour spans a third of a mile of waterfront and will include 290,000 square feet of commercial space and more than 900 homes on the 12-acre site
Sales of Vancouver rental apartments soar as vacancies rise

Sales of Vancouver rental apartments soar as vacancies rise

Transaction surge started in second half of 2020, despite higher vacancies and a B.C-wide ban on rental increases
B.C. mine stalled for 18 years evidence of de-facto First Nation veto

B.C. mine stalled for 18 years evidence of de-facto First Nation veto

B.C.’s Morrison Lake mine stalled for 18 years despite Supreme Court ruling – and obstruction leads back to opposition by a tiny First Nation
REITs account for nearly half of Victoria multi-family rental sales

REITs account for nearly half of Victoria multi-family rental sales

Real estate investment trusts were responsible for 49 per cent of the $423 million in apartment building buys in Greater Victoria last year.
Community engagement key to real estate development

Community engagement key to real estate development

Real estate legends say getting residents and stakeholders on board will define the future success of Metro Vancouver real estate development
Vancouver eyes future for 80 acres of waterfront

Vancouver eyes future for 80 acres of waterfront

City-owned land on False Creek represents some of the most prized real estate in Canada, and current leases are winding down
Early February numbers show condo buyers back

Early February numbers show condo buyers back

Vancouver home sales as of mid-February point to a resurgence in condos demand as transactions hit the highest level in four years
No-payment mortgage scheme floated in Vancouver

No-payment mortgage scheme floated in Vancouver

Instead of monthly payments, the lender takes a percentage of the home’s appreciation under a aimed at the refinancing of existing home loans, not buyers
How B.C. plans to move homeless into market rentals

How B.C. plans to move homeless into market rentals

New Homeless Prevention Program is meant 'to help access rental housing in the private (non-subsidized) housing market'