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B.C. hotels, resorts allowed to open

B.C. hotels, resorts allowed to open

With revenues down 50 per cent and travel, convention and cruise bans in place, hotel owners open into an unprecedented headwind
B.C. buys two Vancouver hotels for homeless

B.C. buys two Vancouver hotels for homeless

The $74.4 million in deals follows the purchase of two Victoria hotels to house people living in tent encampments in the capital city
Back to the office? No thanks!

Back to the office? No thanks!

More than two-thirds of workers don’t want to return to the office – and distancing measures means there may not be office space for them anyway
Rebound towns: three cities ready for the post-pandemic

Rebound towns: three cities ready for the post-pandemic

As the COVID-19 curve flattens, three western cities are poised for an economic bounce back - including one one in Alberta
Latest technology improves property management

Latest technology improves property management

Central data, payment portals and mobile apps are changing the game
Blanket virus testing offers no help to businesses

Blanket virus testing offers no help to businesses

B.C.’s top doctor warns businesses that private testing of asymptomatic individuals is against public health guidances and will do little good
Sublease office space spikes in Vancouver

Sublease office space spikes in Vancouver

New subleases total more than 500,000 square feet of space and nearly doubled Vancouver’s downtown office vacancy rate to 4 per cent
B.C.foreign-homebuyer tax appears politically bulletproof

B.C.foreign-homebuyer tax appears politically bulletproof

Regardless of political stripe, nearly 80 per cent in B.C. want to forbid non-Canadians from buying real estate in B.C. and most also support higher speculation taxes on residential owners
Soaring insurance rates puts condos at risk

Soaring insurance rates puts condos at risk

Rates for mandatory Insurance for Metro Vancouver strata corporations have soared 50 per cent and are up 40 per cent across B.C.
CAPREIT joins free rent offerings

CAPREIT joins free rent offerings

Mega-landlord CAPREIT has followed a Vancouver trend in offering one month free rent deals as city rental rates drop for first time in years