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Vancouver's new Plaza of Nations to include towers, Canucks rink, music venue

Vancouver's new Plaza of Nations to include towers, Canucks rink, music venue

Canadian Metropolitan Properties redevelopment on North East False Creek site, including terraced buildings up to 30 storeys, will be completed in three phases
First-time home buyer incentive ‘a flop’ with minimal take-up

First-time home buyer incentive ‘a flop’ with minimal take-up

Federal program so far used by only 29 home buyers in Metro Vancouver and four in Victoria, but CMHC argues it will pick up
Metro Vancouver’s residential real estate prices continue to creep up

Metro Vancouver’s residential real estate prices continue to creep up

Home sales in January 2020 were 42.4 per cent higher than one year previously, reports board, while inventory remains low
Nanaimo a pivot city for Vancouver Island growth

Nanaimo a pivot city for Vancouver Island growth

Large mixed-use developments underscore rising population levels as university students, young tech workers and a growing number of retirees flood onto the Island
Where is the ‘grey wave’ pooling? Our top five B.C. retirement towns

Where is the ‘grey wave’ pooling? Our top five B.C. retirement towns

Investors should look at top retirement towns in B.C. – the province that 15 per cent of Canadians in other provinces want to move to in their golden years
Metro Vancouver residential land market shows signs of life

Metro Vancouver residential land market shows signs of life

Significant purchases by major developers, including $167 million Burnaby site, suggest recent land sale slowdown may be ending
Shopify is latest tech giant to plan downtown Vancouver office

Shopify is latest tech giant to plan downtown Vancouver office

E-commerce firm taking 70,000-plus square feet in Bentall Centre, hiring 1,000 employees to build “best R&D team in the city”
12 architecturally interesting developments coming to Vancouver

12 architecturally interesting developments coming to Vancouver

Some of these projects are approved, some are under construction and some are proposed
Jumbo Glacier Resort's failure highlights ski resort developers’ uphill battles

Jumbo Glacier Resort's failure highlights ski resort developers’ uphill battles

Ski industry veteran cites project's collapse as cautionary tale for planned resorts at Valemount and Squamish, but developers tout economic benefits
Investors grab old Vancouver office towers as developer eyes new build

Investors grab old Vancouver office towers as developer eyes new build

Reliance Properties plans new downtown office tower, while 100-year-old buildings sell for eye-popping prices