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B.C. residential real estate downturn “largely behind us” – despite actual sales dropping

B.C. residential real estate downturn “largely behind us” – despite actual sales dropping

Demand for homes is gradually recovering and expected to pick up this fall, asserts BCREA
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Environmental hearing on Gibson's hotel project adjourned until 2019

Environmental hearing on Gibson's hotel project adjourned until 2019

The site is suspected of having contaminated soil from previous industrial activity
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Architects step up to build better Indigenous homes

Architects step up to build better Indigenous homes

Architects Without Borders a step ahead of Ottawa’s $30M contest to improve housing
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Transit station site acquisition set to roll in Vancouver and Surrey

Transit station site acquisition set to roll in Vancouver and Surrey

The $1.4 billion in federal funding for rapid transit was announced last week
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B.C. municipalities call on province to tackle real estate speculation

B.C. municipalities call on province to tackle real estate speculation

As mayors meet for summit in Whistler, UBCM renews call for B.C. government to do more
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Seawalk deal imminent between West Vancouver, CN Rail

Seawalk deal imminent between West Vancouver, CN Rail

Municipality and railroad have been locked in a legal fight over the public walkway since February 2017, when talks about a new lease agreement broke down
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Commercial real estate investment hits $16.5B record high in second quarter

Investment value is up 38 per cent from last quarter, eclipsing the five-year average by more than 100 per cent
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Residential real estate to keep cooling in Metro Vancouver: analysts

Residential real estate to keep cooling in Metro Vancouver: analysts

Government measures to dampen housing market are “working well”
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Over 1,100 residential units to be built near Richmond’s Brighouse Station

Over 1,100 residential units to be built near Richmond’s Brighouse Station

A major ‘bus mall’ will be built at the corner of No. 3 and Cook roads
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This is the most a B.C. landlord can raise rent in 2019

This is the most a B.C. landlord can raise rent in 2019

Maximum allowable rent increase is biggest since 2004, due to rising inflation
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