While residential and commercial construction declined sharply in 2020, major projects increased to nearly $370 billion

Vancouver-region industrial rate could plunge below 1 per cent for the first time this year due to demand for distribution space

Struggling small and mid-sized businesses can apply for “enhanced benefits” and the money does not have to be repaId

North Harbour spans a third of a mile of waterfront and will include 290,000 square feet of commercial space and more than 900 homes on the 12-acre site

Transaction surge started in second half of 2020, despite higher vacancies and a B.C-wide ban on rental increases

B.C.’s Morrison Lake mine stalled for 18 years despite Supreme Court ruling – and obstruction leads back to opposition by a tiny First Nation

Real estate investment trusts were responsible for 49 per cent of the $423 million in apartment building buys in Greater Victoria last year.

Real estate legends say getting residents and stakeholders on board will define the future success of Metro Vancouver real estate development

City-owned land on False Creek represents some of the most prized real estate in Canada, and current leases are winding down

Vancouver home sales as of mid-February point to a resurgence in condos demand as transactions hit the highest level in four years

Concept is that instead of monthly payments, the lender takes a percentage of the home’s appreciation– but buyers would need to have 60 per cent down payment

New Homeless Prevention Program is meant 'to help access rental housing in the private (non-subsidized) housing market'

Suburban powerhouse has the lowest vacancy rate and the highest net take-up on office space in Metro Vancouver

At least 62,000 Vancouver residents searched for rural B.C. property since June 2020 as the pandemic locked down reasons to live in the city

After a sharp reversal of Alberta government policy on coal development, four coal mine exploration projects are allowed to proceed, but their final approval is in doubt

Northern B.C. port handled 32.4 million tonnes last year, close to the 40 million tonnes through Montreal, which is Canada’s second-largest port

Despite paying premium lease rates – and a glut of vacant real estate - vaccine makers and other biotech firms battle for dedicated life sciences space

Consumer spending not the only thing rising in Alberta, where Calgary is notable for a shopping preference

Spec industrial developers have nearly vanished, which is expected to drive the vacancy rate down to a decade-low this year

Delta links B.C.’s largest real estate boards and its detached-house market reveals the current sales mania knows no boundaries

U.S. FBI agents have joined a task force hunting for those responsible for the death of a Saanich, B.C., real estate agent 13 years ago this month

Small business owners welcome February 8 lift on restrictions but wonder if distancing and contact rules will make opening worth it

Minimum bids start at $63 million for site in Big Bend area, and city prefers light-industrial/ office development or a film production studio

House prices now third-highest in Canada though out-of-province, foreign buyers have virtually vanished

B.C. could overtake Alberta as the Canada’s No.1 natural gas producer as environmental measures produce a premium payback

Purchase of 38-acre distribution facility latest sign of investor action in Winnipeg’s strong industrial sector

Keystone pipeline cancellation strikes at the ‘core to our existence’ says head of Rural Municipalities of Alberta

Despite assurances, it is apparent that a small minority of Canadians do have veto power over major resource projects

Manitoba, Saskatchewan cities post stable vacancy rates and rising rents, in contrast to experience in big-city Alberta

While overall rental vacancies increased to 2.6 per cent, new Vancouver buildings saw vacancy rates soar to 8.7 per cent In 2020

Island city is seeing a rush of multi-family developers from Vancouver, Alberta and Manitoba as institutional construction also increases

Alberta city ranked among Western Investor’s five top towns for real estate investors is ‘flying under the radar’, data suggests

Federal relief package for ‘highly-affected sectors’ requires applicants show revenue decline of 50 per cent – which should not be a problem

Cenovus-Husky merger could rocket Calgary’s office vacancies into “unseen territory” above 30 per cent

The sale of 190 acres of residential development land is the largest MLS transaction in central Okanagan history

Despite lower sales, the value of commercial land in B.C.’s Lower Mainland doubled from a year ago, according to latest land title data

The vast bulk of soaring retail sales occur in an actual location between real people, despite rise of online shopping

Big office towers in Edmonton are selling – recently to B.C. investors – at rock-bottom prices as vacancies and sublease space increase

The capital city of Canada’s second-biggest petroleum producer has voted to restrict advertising for energy companies in the city

Corporate tenants, long-term triple-net leases, great locations among reasons for real estate investors to consider solo sites

Greater Vancouver home sales as of January 15 were running far ahead of the same time last year, early data shows

‘Greening the grid ‘will require a small planet's worth of copper, iron, cobalt and aluminum, mining conference told

Alberta and B.C. will temporarily stop vaccinations against COVID-19 within days as Canada reports a 650,000-dose shortfall

Music superstar Michael Bublé not alone in seeing dramatic appreciation of Greater Vancouver house assessment value, despite pandemic

“The entirety of our commercial use development allotment [is] completely distributed” town planner confirms

New virus-killing fans may offer inexpensive way to control COVID-19 contamination in commercial buildings

B.C. tax on vacant homes raised $88 million in 2019 but did little to reduce home prices or improve rental affordability, housing experts say

Smaller operators “barely hanging on” as persistent pandemic upends tourism and cancels conferences

Virus crisis split businesses for sale into essential and non-essential categories – and into seller's and buyer's markets

Hollyburn, five other vendors involved in 15-building transaction that gives InterRent “critical mass” in Vancouver multi-family market

Commercial real estate buyers and sellers can anticipate and avoid roadblocks to a successful transaction

Alberta moves to No. 3 among provinces and North Vancouver is No. 2 for Canadian cities as a destination for U-Haul movements

Cenovos Energy moves boldly back into Saskatchewan by buying the provinces historically largest oil producer

Some vaccination clinics idle “because they didn’t have any vaccine” according to Health Minister Adrian Dix

Mission detached-house sales soared 166 per cent in December to lead the entire Fraser Valley into record-setting territory

Low lending rates, healthy caps and confidence of recovery keep prices for retail property solid – and high on the radar of investors

Retail spending expected to soar as consumers “let loose after spending a year in COVID prison,” BMO analysts say

Taxpayers funded the $7.8 million solar grid in a northern Alberta community that has scant daylight for nearly half the year

In the teeth of a pandemic, Lower Mainland housing values have soared to new high of $1.46 trillion, according to BC Assessment

Bidders must post $100,000 to compete for seven-bedroom, 15,000-square-foot actor’s crib in January 22 unreserved auction

Leaked proposals reveal Concord Pacific brewing bid to have former land rezoned into a high-tech campus with 300,000 square feet of office space and 3,000 homes

B.C. capital has the lowest industrial vacancy rate in North America and the highest lease rates in Canada.

Tripling the carbon tax to $170 per tonne “an expensive punishment on everyday people” says taxpayer federation

A glut of sublease space and demand for short-term leases challenge Prairie office markets, but some investors spot opportunity

Mega-projects anchor growth forecast that rivals Ontario and Quebec and tops all western provinces, BTY Group outlook says

Tourism businesses will now be eligible for up to $45,000 in grant money as province doubles down on pandemic aid to small business

Southwest B.C. will see jobless rate will improve but growth in 2021 is tied to how quickly industry and government can pivot to boost the economy

Exports increased nearly 20 per cent year-over-year in September 2020 to $2.57 billion, ranked No. 1 for growth in Canada

Rock-bottom mortgage rates will drive B.C. home prices up over the next two years, says Central 1 Credit Union. Others aren’t so sure

Up to 50 per cent of independent restaurants could close permanently if consumers don’t step up to the plate, Restaurants Canada says

As others seek an exit, two Calgary-based giants are buying, based on a rock-solid faith in the Prairie economy and its workers

A $1.6 billion industry with 6,500 jobs starts closing down within 18 months as open-net farms banned by federal government

With no leases signed, work starts in Burnaby’s Riverbend on Canada’s first large multi-level industrial project

Timed auction in December saw some quarters – 160 acres – of farmland selling for more than $300,000 as Saskatchewan prices begin to rival Alberta, Manitoba

Fraser Valley community, once a low-cost safety valve for bulging demand, now has prices rivalling major Metro markets

Expanding northwest B.C. port honoured as “one of the highest environmental performers” in North America’s marine industry

The two latest industrial builds planned for Vancouver will tilt speculative strata industrial development to near dominance in the city. Thanks to soaring industrial ...

Canada’s liquefied natural gas exports replace coal-fueled electricity generation, thus cutting coal plant emissions in half while creating billions of dollars in economic ...

Expert panel outlines what you need to know when buying a business: hint: it is probably worth half what the seller thinks it is

Least-expensive rentals disappearing as small landlords face rental and eviction freeze as tenant demand falters, Landlord Credit Bureau says

Alberta issues last call for bars and restaurants, curtails retail, but expands business aid package as virus cases soar

Vancity survey of downtown strips in Victoria, Vancouver, Surrey and Kamloops reveals rise in vandalism, break-ins bedevil retailers struggling during pandemic

A vaccine for coronavirus is the focus of hope because the current response to the pandemic’s devastation is simply not sustainable

Northeast B.C. has the lowest unemployment rate in Western Canada as resources, construction work keep economy humming

A sub-1 per cent mortgage – lowest ever – further evidence that rock-bottom lending could remain until 2024, analysts say

Up to 249,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be distributed at 14 urban vaccination centres this month, Trudeau confirmed December 7

Commercial real estate lenders plan to target their capital in 2021 but “all lenders are bidding on deals,” survey finds

Secure cash flow, low interest rates will continue to drive buyer demand for multi-family properties in 2021.