British Columbia

Under changes to the proposed speculation tax, B.C. residents will now only have to pay 0.5 per cent a year on second homes valued at $400,000 or above, finance minister Carole James announced in a media conference March 26. The tax will apply to B.

"Is everybody going to suddenly come to the Sunshine Coast because they don’t have to pay the 20 per cent?”

A BC Supreme Court justice has ruled that development permits issued for the George Hotel and Residences project in Gibsons were issued properly and the developer should be allowed to act on them.

Deals for Metro properties disconnected from potential income, industry insider says

The B.C. NDP government is responding to the backlash from B.C. home owners against the speculation tax, and will have an update on its details within days, Premier John Horgan announced March 21.

Real estate sales over $5 million hit a new dollar volume high in 2017, led by institutional buyer demand

Mayor criticizes new tax that will add $50 million to provincial coffers

Lease rates in Vancouver top $30 per square foot, while Calgary faces compressed rates from falling demand

Metro Vancouver’s detached market seeing slowdown while Québec’s metropolis sees $1 million-plus real estate boom, finds report

The City has voted to establish a new citizens' working group to help guide council into policy changes that will limit massive home sizes