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Property taxes drive Vancouver retailers to the wall

Property taxes drive Vancouver retailers to the wall

Dulux Paints the latest city retailer to fall victim to soaring property tax bills
True Leaf Lumby cannabis facility nears completion

True Leaf Lumby cannabis facility nears completion

The 25,000-square-foot cannabis 'campus' is progressing on schedule
Vancouver's new mayor promises to tackle housing crisis ‘as fast as possible’

Vancouver's new mayor promises to tackle housing crisis ‘as fast as possible’

Mayor-elect Kennedy Stewart says he is most looking forward to getting on with increasing housing supply
Tsawwassen Springs development blocked by Agricultural Land Commission

Tsawwassen Springs development blocked by Agricultural Land Commission

Proposal to build 60 more townhouses and remove parcel from ALR is denied, despite arguments that land isn't farmed and soil is not suitable for farming
Kitimat, Terrace top list of 2019's best investment towns

Kitimat, Terrace top list of 2019's best investment towns

Site of Canada’s biggest private investment and one of Alberta’s fastest-growing towns share in the Western Investor annual spotlight on the best places to buy real estate

Metro Vancouver housing market highly vulnerable despite easing prices

Although home price growth is moderating in Vancouver, evidence of overvaluation and overheating remains high for 2018's second quarter
Bank of Canada hikes interest rate to 1.75% - with more increases to follow

Bank of Canada hikes interest rate to 1.75% - with more increases to follow

The increase is the third this year and fifth since July 2017, with more rate raises expected to follow as soon as December
Market residential building proposed for Cambie Street site

Market residential building proposed for Cambie Street site

Six-storey project includes one- to four-bedroom units

Vancouver residential land rush may be over as housing market slows

All signs point to the end of the residential land rush in the Lower Mainland, according to a presentation given by the Urban Development Institute
Developer grounds $35M Victoria Airport shopping centre

Developer grounds $35M Victoria Airport shopping centre

Omicron pulls 100,000-square-foot retail project due to rising construction costs and onerous infrastructure requirements