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Massive oil and gas land sale peps up northern B.C. market

Massive oil and gas land sale peps up northern B.C. market

Single-day January sale of B.C.’s petroleum and natural gas rights raised more money than every auction in the last two years combined
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2017 B.C. Budget: Property transfer tax cut, more foreign tax revenue

2017 B.C. Budget: Property transfer tax cut, more foreign tax revenue

The provincial government's budget announcement highlights plans to slow the housing market
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Develop or sell: landlords face tough call with new sky-high property taxes

Develop or sell: landlords face tough call with new sky-high property taxes

Metro Vancouver apartment owners are hedging their bets as property valuations make for thousands of dollars in tax increases
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B.C. retail converted to in-demand self-storage facilities

B.C. retail converted to in-demand self-storage facilities

A shortage of available storage is causing companies like U-Haul Co. to tenant old shopping centres
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Vail Resorts pump $345M into Whistler makeover

Vail Resorts pump $345M into Whistler makeover

Spike in year-round visitors makes Whistler Blackcomb's U.S.-based owners confident in the future of North America’s top-ranked ski resort
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AltaGas: $450M gas export plant to be built near Prince Rupert

AltaGas: $450M gas export plant to be built near Prince Rupert

The propane terminal will be the first of its kind on the Pacific coast
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BUILDEX Vancouver returns Feb. 15 to 16, 2017

BUILDEX Vancouver returns Feb. 15 to 16, 2017

WI readers get a registration code for free entry to the conference's trade show!
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‘Soft’ skyscraper coming to Coal Harbour: “No building will look like this anywhere”

‘Soft’ skyscraper coming to Coal Harbour: “No building will look like this anywhere”

Alberni by Kengo Kuma is considered a new approach to urban architecture that emphasizes overlapping, intimate designs
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Building permit values drop 23.5 per cent in B.C.

Building permit values drop 23.5 per cent in B.C.

Vancouver posts the largest decline in value in Canada
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Assignment sales surge as buyers hope to cash in on rising value

Assignment sales surge as buyers hope to cash in on rising value

Sold-out condo developments exempt from the B.C. assignment and foreign buyer tax offer hope to speculators as per-square-foot values increase
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