Homeownership relatively lower among B.C. immigrants than Canadian-born residents, but immigrants’ average assessed home value is more than 50 per cent higher, says ...

Surrey, Burnaby properties will combine veteran facilities with market housing

Higher vacancies aren’t translating into lower rents for seniors living facilities, according to a new report

City of Vancouver on land title but BIA says businesses and property owners may have rights to land — it's seeking a legal opinion

Fraudulent schemes lure investors with false promise of huge tax write-offs – and those who invest could face prosecution

QuadReal Property Group of Vancouver has just broken ground on a multimillion-dollar development in the Northwest Business Park

Westbank hires former Calvin Klein Home design VP to curate all furniture, fixtures and even products in the fully furnished studios at Oakridge in Vancouver

Data suggests housing inventory, while higher than in recent years, is still historically low – leading to increased demand, according to Dexter Realty

New Statistics Canada data cites changes in regional development costs for the burst of building permits this April

Western Canada's top commercial real estate stories, featuring coverage on pricing and sales reports

Vancouver is providing city-owned land valued at $17.7 million for a women-led housing project

The shelter will provide up to 40 beds and is expected to open by the end of summer 2019

New homes are dwarfing neighbouring ones, obstructing views and creating ill will among neighbours

In a first for New Westminster, the project is proposing separate lobbies and amenity spaces for rental and strata residents

PoCo is set to tighten its zoning rules to stop illegal secondary suites in new houses and duplexes

The area’s “extreme traffic” problem is one of the reasons for opposition to two 14-storey rental buildings

All recreational regions surveyed in Royal LePage report see declining sales, but prices remain steady and even rise in some hot spots

After years of capitalization rates declining as asset values increased, there are signals that the trend is flipping

Hot spots within New West, North Van, Richmond, Burnaby and PoCo make MoneySense’s top 5 in ranking of up-and-coming sub-markets

The City is considering $300 million for a grant project that would also include the first phase of a new Arts Commons and a multi-sport field house

Iconic. Simple. Clean. That’s how architect Gwyn Vose of IBI Group describes the 60-storey residential tower Henson Developments is proposing for 1059 to 1075 Nelson St.

Office sales are the positive outlier in a quarter of declining sales volume and velocity

Resale activity still nearly seven per cent lower than same month last year, reports board – and lowest May sales total in 19 years

Government decisions helped push Parq casino into "selective default" on a $560-million debt

Lease is in under-construction building downtown

Poll finds that most British Columbians believe new taxation is making housing affordability worse, and they want more diversity and densification

West Vancouver council has shelved plans for a controversial housing development in Horseshoe Bay. QUMA Properties is proposing to build Tantalus Gardens – six small ...

Western Canada's top commercial real estate stories, featuring coverage on rental housing

More than $400 million from B.C. added to federal coffers; even tougher crackdown to come

Typical “rent” will be about one-tenth of Vancouver average in new $35.5 million complex

Investment adviser weighs in on what can be an apples-to-oranges comparison

An unregistered Vancouver mortgage broker may have arranged over half a billion dollars in loans, many of which could be based on falsified income records, according to a...

“Victoria has some of the lowest rental vacancy rates in Canada — that’s what makes this a great opportunity for purpose-built rental within a mixed-use community.”

Burnaby’s new rental policies have been met with mixed reviews

Building permits in the island city this year already have outpaced the total value of 2018

As industry leaders meet to discuss housing, we need to work together to build much more rental supply

Rezoning application being considered under the Moderate Income Rental Housing Pilot Program.

Historic spaces are being repurposed for office space as demand increases

40-storey Canada Earth Tower proposed for Broadway corridor

Investment in hotels and restaurants on the increase, while major projects across province get boost

Vancouver Hospice Society considers townhouse project incompatible next-door neighbour

New Westminster city council is standing by its plan to use rental-only zoning on six strata buildings in the city

Commercial tenants should not be afraid to negotiate assertively on their rental rates. So why do entrepreneurs have such difficulty in this area? Frequently, the answer is...

Residents of the 65-unit Bonnie Brae apartments in PoCo will be allowed to remain in their homes

Residential building in Vancouver's West End features wavy shape with column of greenery down centre

Province also planning two pilot projects employing new concept in seniors care

Real estate trust will sell a majority non-managing interest in 15 grocery store-anchored properties across Canada for $193 million

Debate swirls over the impact eliminating money laundering would have on province’s real estate sector

Hard for B.C. government and public to admit that we drove real estate values up all by ourselves

Industrial players cautiously optimistic good times are just around the corner – the office sector not so much

Median residential resale price won’t see uptick until 2021 at the earliest, predicts Central 1 economist

Developers building in commercial zones could add rental units to their buildings, as long as the overall building conforms to community plans

West Side home marketed in 2016 at nearly $22 million has finally sold – for $9.8 million

Your world is about to get more expensive, but not in the ways you may think. The recent headline reads: “Nearly $90B in equity wiped off Lower Mainland home values in ...

Affordability and neighbourhood benefits among other issues raised at open house

Western Canada's top commercial real estate stories, featuring coverage on new developments in Vancouver, Victoria and Ladner

The proposal includes 153 units of affordable housing and 32,000 square feet of commercial space

“We’ll see your avocado toast and raise you a glass of wine,” says one developer

Victoria might have to abandon the idea of building a new Crystal Pool on Central Middle School grounds if a motion proposed by councillors Marianne Alto and Sharmarke ...

Provincial law shields Legislature officers’ advice to government

City not pushing for an extra empty-homes tax, but ask the province to return tax it collects on vacant homes to municipalities

Real estate agent for both parties withheld information from owner about rezoning potential of property now worth $86 million.

The project is seeking to become the first residential Passive House highrise in Vancouver

Zennabis says it received federal licensing for its Atholville, New Brunswick cultivation facility to expand

“The news goes from bad to worse,” a recent office report warns, adding: “Lower rents are unlikely, even with pending new supply"

New home sales fell seven per cent last year, on top of a 31 per cent decline in 2017, causing developers to abandon projects

Delta council recently granted another six-month extension to the current owner of heritage building

But Vancouver is not the most expensive city in Canada to rent one-bedroom units, according to Rentals.ca

Self-storage a target for big companies, real estate investment trusts

Proposed Mount Pleasant project would save heritage buildings but displace tenants, bottle return depot

Report reveals average amount lost per household in individual municipalities, and percentage of equity lost

People are using housing crisis to their advantage to scam others out of their rent money

Western Canada's top commercial real estate stories, featuring coverage on residential sales and debate whether Metro Vancouver has moved into buyers' market territory

Policy blunder raises all sorts of questions, including if the city rushed all the bylaw through in order to be the first in B.C

Province announces most homeowners’ declarations have been filed – but there’s still time for latecomers

The co-op has purchased 85 acres for a new packing plant near Kelowna International Airport

Investment volume is expected to eclipse 10-year national average of $1.8 billion, while new supply forecasted to increase 2 per cent

Public inquiry expected to produce report on problem by May 2021

Most distressed sales believed linked to family issues, not sales and price declines

‘Different rules for different parts of the transaction’ are a key part of the problem, says real estate association chief

Listing inventory builds up across the province, although some regions remain in seller’s market territory

Metro Vancouver map shows which municipalities are in buyer's markets and how much prices have declined in each

More transparency is needed to curb money laundering

Winnipeg’s sports, hospitality and entertainment district continues to expand

Lease payment obligations halved; construction subsidy provided earlier than required

Vancouver is certainly pricey, but average per-square-foot price for a downtown condo pales in comparison with some global cities

"Quick starts" range from tenant relocation to a land value capture for people profiting off of real estate speculation

What does the housing market slowdown mean for buyer choice and affordability? A financial expert weighs in