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Construction companies get creative to find skilled workers

Construction companies get creative to find skilled workers

A shortage of skilled tradespeople has companies offering bounties and recruiting foreign workers to keep up with demand
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Affordable housing fuels construction in Greater Victoria

Affordable housing fuels construction in Greater Victoria

Strong demand for affordable housing powered home construction in the capital region in November, according to CMHC figures
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Developer buys swath of Blanshard Street block

Developer buys swath of Blanshard Street block

Merchant House has no immediate plans for changes
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Burnaby mayor sets up task force to tackle housing crisis

Burnaby mayor sets up task force to tackle housing crisis

Mike Hurley sets the course for a new committee tasked with finding immediate and long-term answers
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Delta South MLA says legitimate farmers should be able to build up

Delta South MLA says legitimate farmers should be able to build up

Now that the province has introduced stricter house size limits, Delta South MLA Ian Paton says an exception should be added to allow some homes to be built higher
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Commercial real estate sales down across all sectors: REBGV

Sales slowed nearly 20 per cent overall, with land sales posting the largest decrease quarter-over-quarter
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Politics cited as prices of Metro rental buildings fall

Politics cited as prices of Metro rental buildings fall

Landlords fear arrival of new policy that could make it harder to raise rents
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UBC professor proposes new property tax system to help renters

UBC professor proposes new property tax system to help renters

New calculation model could would lower income taxes for all, says Thomas Davidoff of UBC Sauder School of Business
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Mid-Century Vancouver home to go to highest bidder in Hong Kong

Mid-Century Vancouver home to go to highest bidder in Hong Kong

Dunbar property joins Whistler lakeside estate at live auction December 19 in Hong Kong, targeted at Chinese investors
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Metro Vancouver home sales down 42.5% in November

Metro Vancouver home sales down 42.5% in November

Following October’s slight uptick, November’s transactions are hit with double-whammy of cooling market and slower season
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