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B.C. adds 33,500 jobs in October to lead nation

B.C. adds 33,500 jobs in October to lead nation

Jobless rate drops to 8 per cent, but biggest employment gains seen in the public sector and part-time work
Industrial lease rates on upward trajectory

Industrial lease rates on upward trajectory

Big hikes appear inevitable in Metro Vancouver as land costs soar and new lease space nearly vanishes beneath a surge in strata projects
Average Greater Vancouver house to hit $1.7 million in 2021

Average Greater Vancouver house to hit $1.7 million in 2021

Real estate data shows coronavirus has delivered a shot in the arm to the Metro Vancouver housing market
New commercial rent relief plan bypasses landlords

New commercial rent relief plan bypasses landlords

Business tenants can apply directly for federal subsidy that includes covering up to 90 per cent of losses due to pandemic lockdowns until June 2021
Vancouver homebuyers continue to snub the skeptics

Vancouver homebuyers continue to snub the skeptics

Metro housing sales set another record level in October, despite dire predictions from big banks, analysts and government
Road pricing could jam Vancouver’s exit ramps

Road pricing could jam Vancouver’s exit ramps

Traffic tolls would hollow out city’s core that has seen more than 1,300 businesses leave downtown in the past eight years, board of trade warns
Vancouver condo owners exposed in virus crisis: RBC

Vancouver condo owners exposed in virus crisis: RBC

Glut of strata, lack of immigrants, falling rental rates expose Metro condo investors to ‘economic shock’, banker warns
County of Grande Prairie tops Western Investor list for real estate investors

County of Grande Prairie tops Western Investor list for real estate investors

Northwest Alberta county is resource-rich, economically diversified with high incomes, a growing population, low real estate prices and a pro-business climate
Empty conference space spooks hoteliers

Empty conference space spooks hoteliers

Cancellation of nearly 3,000 major business events across Canada led to a loss of more than $1 billion as hotels head into normally busy season
Downtown traffic toll plan faces pushback

Downtown traffic toll plan faces pushback

Vancouver downtown business group says idea “needs to be parked” until economic impact addressed