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Street view spots investor opportunities

Street view spots investor opportunities

Low lending rates, healthy caps and confidence of recovery keep prices for retail property solid – and high on the radar of investors
Economy will accelerate as brakes come off

Economy will accelerate as brakes come off

Retail spending expected to soar as consumers “let loose after spending a year in COVID prison,” BMO analysts say
Home values boosted by $50 billion in one year

Home values boosted by $50 billion in one year

In the teeth of a pandemic, Lower Mainland housing values have soared to new high of $1.46 trillion, according to BC Assessment
Concord brews plans for former Molson Coors site

Concord brews plans for former Molson Coors site

Leaked proposals reveal Concord Pacific brewing bid to have former land rezoned into a high-tech campus with 300,000 square feet of office space and 3,000 homes
Industrial outlook: Victoria leads capital cities into 2021

Industrial outlook: Victoria leads capital cities into 2021

B.C. capital has the lowest industrial vacancy rate in North America and the highest lease rates in Canada.
B.C. will lead West in 2021 construction pace

B.C. will lead West in 2021 construction pace

Mega-projects anchor growth forecast that rivals Ontario and Quebec and tops all western provinces, BTY Group report predicts
B.C tourism industry to get extra $50 million

B.C tourism industry to get extra $50 million

Tourism businesses will now be eligible for up to $45,000 in grant money as province doubles down on pandemic aid to small business
Housing market will continue to defy gravity: Central 1

Housing market will continue to defy gravity: Central 1

Rock-bottom mortgage rates will drive B.C. home prices up over the next two years, says Central 1 Credit Union. Others aren’t so sure
Feds order salmon farms shut down by June 2022

Feds order salmon farms shut down by June 2022

A $1.6 billion industry with 6,500 jobs starts closing down within 18 months as open-net farms banned by federal government
Oxford takes Canada’s industrial development to the next level

Oxford takes Canada’s industrial development to the next level

With no leases signed, work starts in Burnaby’s Riverbend on Canada’s first large multi-level industrial project