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B.C. retail sales bounce back to pre-pandemic levels

B.C. retail sales bounce back to pre-pandemic levels

Bricks-and-mortar stores, smaller towns lead broad-based increase as spending tops $7.5 billion a month
Amazon takes extra 680,000 square feet of Vancouver offices

Amazon takes extra 680,000 square feet of Vancouver offices

Seattle tech giant leases 34 floors in new two-tower downtown Vancouver office complex for 6,000 workers
Record $8.4 million sale shows legs of luxury market

Record $8.4 million sale shows legs of luxury market

Sales of luxury resort properties show portion of population have been largely unaffected by pandemic-caused recession
B.C. casino chain first in line for Ottawa cash

B.C. casino chain first in line for Ottawa cash

Burnaby, B.C.-based casino chain is the first to receive funds under a federal emergency loan program aimed at large employers
Condo owners ordered to pay developer back $1.3 million

Condo owners ordered to pay developer back $1.3 million

Court ruled that 202 owners are on the hook for shared building costs that had been unpaid since the Burnaby tower opened five years ago
Soaring industrial land prices define a strong sector

Soaring industrial land prices define a strong sector

Metro Vancouver industrial selling way above assessed value as deals top $100 million a month, but rising subleases may give spec developers pause
B.C. Premier Horgan calls snap election for October 24

B.C. Premier Horgan calls snap election for October 24

British Columbians will be going to the polls despite – and perhaps because of – a global pandemic
Credit protection extended for flagship timber tower

Credit protection extended for flagship timber tower

Developers of a flagship heavy-timber condo tower in Vancouver have protection extended as creditors seek $46.7 million
B.C. resort towns share in $1.6B incentives

B.C. resort towns share in $1.6B incentives

Funding is a combination of federal and provincial money and is aimed, in part, at helping speed new real estate development
Kelowna condo tower looks like investor play

Kelowna condo tower looks like investor play

With prices starting in mid-$200’s and new UBC campus being built nearby, new 34-storey Mission Group tower should draw rental investors