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B.C. expands speculation and vacancy tax starting in 2023

B.C. expands speculation and vacancy tax starting in 2023

Squamish and Vancouver Island communities are part of the expansion of a tax on homes left vacant for six months or more each year
REIT discounts ignore market fundamentals, report suggests

REIT discounts ignore market fundamentals, report suggests

Multifamily, industrial remain solid despite market sentiment
Thompson airport buys Ford’s cold-weather testing facility

Thompson airport buys Ford’s cold-weather testing facility

Northern Manitoba city’s temperatures variables, remote location and access to transportation tick off important checklist items for potential testers.
Office amenities upgraded to lure workers back

Office amenities upgraded to lure workers back

Vancouver commercial property owners embrace events, programming to help revitalize office work culture
B.C. condo owners worried over end of rental restrictions

B.C. condo owners worried over end of rental restrictions

Turning all older condos into rentals could have unintended consequences — without boosting affordable housing, say condo owners.
Bank of Canada Governor confident he is on right track

Bank of Canada Governor confident he is on right track

Tiff Macklem tells Vancouver audience he expects gross domestic product growth ‘will be close to zero through to the middle of next year’ due to interest rate hikes
$100,000 reward for tips on raid of Coastal GasLink work camp

$100,000 reward for tips on raid of Coastal GasLink work camp

About 20 people, some armed with axes, involved in February attack on pipeline construction site south of Houston
Winnipeg games company drives a retail transformation

Winnipeg games company drives a retail transformation

In-person experiences key for malls as customers take shopping online
Calgary’s rental market soaring into a record year

Calgary’s rental market soaring into a record year

Average rents are hitting $2.57 per square foot, the highest recorded rent per square foot in the last five years, while per-door sale prices are about half that of Vancouver
Opinion: Housing is a struggle and governments about to make it worse

Opinion: Housing is a struggle and governments about to make it worse

Four new rules – including one now in effect in B.C. – will be costly, complicated and do nothing to alleviate the low supply or high price of housing in Canada