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B.C. residential property market ‘firming’ as home sales, prices rise

B.C. residential property market ‘firming’ as home sales, prices rise

With listings down for seventh straight month, sector edges towards seller’s market territory once more
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Co-working takes its lead from hotels in offering more services

Co-working takes its lead from hotels in offering more services

“The people that use the space are guests, and we’re trying to provide a better experience for them”
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Government loans should finance massive rental build-out in Vancouver: economist

Government loans should finance massive rental build-out in Vancouver: economist

An ambitious plan would see 10,000 housing units built each year at an estimated cost of $2.5 billion plus land and municipal subsidies
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Landlords play waiting game in Northern B.C.'s slow-motion LNG boom

Landlords play waiting game in Northern B.C.'s slow-motion LNG boom

Keeping rental apartments vacant is seen as smart move as northern towns wait for the elusive LNG-fired economic upturn to arrive
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B.C. speculation tax increases to 2% for overseas owners

B.C. speculation tax increases to 2% for overseas owners

Taxpayers to be alerted to changes, revised exemptions for coming year
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Developer starts Victoria’s massive mixed-use Esquimalt Town Square project

Developer starts Victoria’s massive mixed-use Esquimalt Town Square project

Masterplan will blend two residential low-rises, offices designed to attract high-tech tenants, commercial space including retail and restaurants, a library and a plaza
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Could a downshift in auto sales signal a recession?

Could a downshift in auto sales signal a recession?

Car sales in British Columbia have dropped 3.2 per cent since June 2018
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Investors in cancelled Richmond condo project take developer to court

Investors in cancelled Richmond condo project take developer to court

Disgruntled buyers at Alfa development sue for loss of uplift in property value, after Anderson Holdings cancelled presale contracts
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City of Vancouver asks developer to pay $3.8M for portion of alley

City of Vancouver asks developer to pay $3.8M for portion of alley

Lane sits between two buildings on Broadway at Granville Street, on key site where PCI Developments is planning Skytrain-linked development
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B.C. to get Canada's first multi-storey, large-bay industrial development

B.C. to get Canada's first multi-storey, large-bay industrial development

"Bold solution" to make second storey of Burnaby development accessible to full-size transport trailers via a large ramp
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