British Columbia

Application for distinct 10-storey building goes before Development Permit Board Jan. 21; City of Vancouver still considering whether to relocate 'Monument for East Vancouver'

Sydney moves down to third place in Demographia rankings as Australian home prices drop; Hong Kong remains least affordable

Louise McManus doesn’t want to be punished with higher property taxes on the condo she’s lived in for 25 years

The proposed surtax on vacant residential properties would “discourage derelict buildings, and encourage the occupancy, maintenance and improvement of buildings”

Panel of developers predict housing trends for coming year with cautious optimism; one says single-family price correction was “necessary”

James says detractors of the government’s speculation tax exemption are “playing politics” in advance of Nanaimo’s provincial byelection

Every homeowner in affected areas will get declaration letters between January 18 and February 28, and must apply for exemption or pay up

Veteran assessor says authority has been flying blind with little information, leading to catch-up assessments with huge value jumps

The Vancouver shopping centres once again post the highest sales in the West, with Edmonton, Calgary and Burnaby malls cracking the top ten

With major co-working space providers gobbling up traditional office space, Vancouver startups are turning to actual hotels to offer entrepreneurs space