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Top 10 towns in the West for real estate investors

Aberdeen Centre in Richmond, B.C.

Dark side to Vancouver's "stunning" low property taxes

Vancouver has the second-lowest commercial property tax rate and the lowest residential property tax rate in Canada, based on a study of 10 major cities by the Real Property Association of Canada (REALpac), but what appears a good news story has a da

Residential leads all B.C. construction – even in “booming” north

More money is being spent on building homes in British Columbia than on all industrial, commercial and government projects combined and the trend is seen even in areas touted as the province’s resource boomtowns.

Residential land selling for up to $83 million per acre

Land value works out to $83,000 for each condo in the new Vancouver House tower. - Westbank “Something out of whack here,” real estate consultant says The 2.2-acre site of the new Vancouver House residential tower cost the developer, Westbank, $32.

50 per cent stake sold in new Tsawwassen Commons mall

Tsawwassen Commons completes in 2016 as part of B.C.'s second-biggest retail complex Backers of a retail complex that will help form the second-biggest shopping centre in British Columbia have taken on a 50 per cent shareholder.

Watch out for landlords with 13-inch rulers

Some commercial real estate tenants are paying for “phantom” space that does not exist, according to lease consultant Dale Willerton, who warns that mistaken measurements can add up to huge costs.

Even old Vancouver rental apartments sell for $400 “per door”

Landlords are paying record prices in a “relentless pursuit” of cash-flowing apartment buildings across Metro Vancouver, according to multi-family specialist Dave Goodman of HQ Commercial.

Immigrant investors: this new wave is different

By Jen St. Denis Oil and gas. Hotels and resorts. Malls, retirement homes and condos. Farmland and aquaculture.

Canadian REITs find bargains in U.S. rentals

This 352-unit luxury Texas rental complex bought by a Vancouver-based REIT for $124,000 per suite. Lured by the tightest U.S.

Whistler hotel-condo battle exposes price collapse

A battle between the manager and owners of a Whistler hotel-complex which has landed in B.C.