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Huge Squamish mixed-use development takes next step

Huge Squamish mixed-use development takes next step

Residential-commercial project on Squamish Nation land with 1,215 homes and landslide barrier passes third reading at council
B.C. government closes in on real estate tax evaders

B.C. government closes in on real estate tax evaders

New property transfer tax form for buyers or investors using corporation or trust will ask more probing questions
Steep development application fee hikes to go before council

Steep development application fee hikes to go before council

Development industry “conditionally” backs increases if they result in shorter permitting processes
City of Vancouver approves Jericho Lands planning policy

City of Vancouver approves Jericho Lands planning policy

Planning work expected to start in the fall
Burnaby set to be B.C.'s first to use rental zoning

Burnaby set to be B.C.'s first to use rental zoning

Motion passed Monday could lead to bylaw demanding one-to-one replacement of rental units
Demand booms for modular homes in rural and urban B.C.

Demand booms for modular homes in rural and urban B.C.

Modern designs and affordable prices appeal to first-home buyers and developers
Burnaby council makes first move in major shift to Metrotown demoviction policies

Burnaby council makes first move in major shift to Metrotown demoviction policies

City wants to make first-use of rental zoning law and guarantee replacement units
Industrial and residential demand spurs Fraser Valley land rush

Industrial and residential demand spurs Fraser Valley land rush

Land is “the new gold” – and B.C.'s Fraser Valley the motherlode
Canada’s first centre for low-energy building launches in Vancouver

Canada’s first centre for low-energy building launches in Vancouver

The centre is a response to recent legislation passed in B.C. that will require all new building projects to have close to zero emissions by 2032
New-home presales plummet in Lower Mainland

New-home presales plummet in Lower Mainland

Vancouver projects are seeing even slower absorption than rest of region