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Multi-family leading target

A study of Canada's commercial real estate market by Altus Insite notes that multi-family investments pay the smallest returns but are seen as the most "stable property investment" in a generally optimistic market.

Kootenays

While this reflects the slow real estate sales in the region, it also suggests that Berkeley's approach to creating a community to live in - rather than a resort to escape to - may have struck a chord.

Teck readies to re-open Quintette coal mine

While Teck Resources Ltd.

Immigrants will keep B.C. homes sales hot

British Columbia will see the highest increase in housing demand among all provinces over the next decade, according to a new study from CIBC World Market economist Benjamin Tal. And it all has to do with immigration and shifting demographics.

Native leases switched to Crown to ease buyer concerns

In the hills above the popular B.C. resort community of Osoyoos, Calgary-based Bellstar Hotels & Resorts is building its second full-time residential community - and it comes with a political twist on the leased land.

Planning to sell a Vancouver condo? Do it now

Now is the best time to sell your Metro Vancouver condominium because prices will not rise much, if at all, for the next two years. That’s the sobering assessment of housing analysts in Western Investor’s annual report on residential investing.

Vancouver Class AA office space disappearing

As Vancouver’s downtown office vacancy rate drop to a four-year low – and Class AAA vacancies plunge below 1 per cent – a fresh building boom could deliver nearly three million square feet of space by 2017.

6,000 high-rise condos underway in Metro

The first half of 2012 was a very busy time for concrete condominium developers in Metro Vancouver, according to Jeff Hancock of MPC Intelligence, which tracks Metro’s new strata market.

Natives threaten Gateway blockades

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs has warned of a court fight and possibly blockades to stop the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline. Calgary-based Enbridge Inc.

Transit links tied to higher lease rates for offices

There is a hefty premium for Metro Vancouver office rents close to Canada Line or Skytrain stations: nearly 23 per cent, according to a study by Jones Lang Lasalle, a financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate.