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Robson Street’s last independent shops say goodbye

Robson Street’s last independent shops say goodbye

13-storey downtown Vancouver office tower slated for 600 block of Robson

B.C. real estate not alone as home prices slide across prime global cities

London, Sydney, Hong Kong and more seeing price declines over past year, reports The Economist – a correlation that could herald a global recession
City of Victoria wants province to change assessments on short-term rental condos

City of Victoria wants province to change assessments on short-term rental condos

Change proposed by city council would see such units assessed as commercial, not residential, for tax purposes
Availability of newly built and presale condos skyrockets in Metro Vancouver: report

Availability of newly built and presale condos skyrockets in Metro Vancouver: report

Number of concrete condos complete and unsold or available for presale quadruples in a year, finds quarterly report
Province balks at condo Airbnb tax proposed by Victoria council

Province balks at condo Airbnb tax proposed by Victoria council

If approved, the change would triple property taxes on short-term rentals
Burnaby should displace homeowners, not renters: analyst

Burnaby should displace homeowners, not renters: analyst

Renter-density data shows why redeveloping Metrotown is a bad idea, according to Jens von Bergmann
Metro Vancouver’s high-flying industrial real estate faces turbulence

Metro Vancouver’s high-flying industrial real estate faces turbulence

Rising costs, retail slump cloud sector posting Canada’s highest lease rates and sale prices
What it costs to build real estate in Western Canada

What it costs to build real estate in Western Canada

Altus Group provides the hard construction costs for multi-family, industrial and commercial real estate projects in Western Canada cities
Death of bricks-and-mortar stores greatly exaggerated

Death of bricks-and-mortar stores greatly exaggerated

Future could be omni-channel sellers that partner with landlords, logistics companies
Canadian cities have among highest homeownership rates in world: RBC

Canadian cities have among highest homeownership rates in world: RBC

Federal Budget measures to make homeownership easier for more Canadians need to “tread carefully,” says bank’s senior economist