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Size – and red tape – matters for new Metro restaurants

Size – and red tape – matters for new Metro restaurants

High rent and surging demand for residential density also push some operators out
Trio bid for Nanaimo-Vancouver passenger ferry service

Trio bid for Nanaimo-Vancouver passenger ferry service

Clipper Navigation, Riverside Marine and Island Ferry Services are all vying to operate the passage, with a decision expected by October
Coquitlam builders paying for binge

Coquitlam builders paying for binge

Developers forked over $17 million in fees last year alone
Lawsuit exposes soaring values in South Burnaby

Lawsuit exposes soaring values in South Burnaby

Vancouver Park Realty Ltd. is being sued after their three properties in the Metrotown area, assessed at $15 million, sold for $40 million
Housing advocates face arrest after protesting Metrotown demoviction

Housing advocates face arrest after protesting Metrotown demoviction

Burnaby group Alliance against Displacement aimed to halt demolition of affordable apartments
Sleepless in the gas patch

Sleepless in the gas patch

Northern B.C. gas field contractors sidelined as federal bureaucrats mull environmental politics
Money men become trailer park boys

Money men become trailer park boys

Real estate investment trusts, young buyers drawn to manufactured home parks
Japanese giant swallows Coast Hotels

Japanese giant swallows Coast Hotels

Deal worth $210 million continues year-long string of Western Canadian hotel acquisitions
Commercial real estate index hits record high

Commercial real estate index hits record high

Increase linked to “strong growth” in B.C. economy, high demand for industrial space, white-collar hiring and rising retail sales
Foreign buyer agents swoop into Victoria

Foreign buyer agents swoop into Victoria

Realtors fly in to view multimillion-dollar properties exempt from foreign buyer tax