Senior government officials, First Nations and business leaders to work on government’s economic response to the COVID-19 crisis

But co-working space providers are facing a “double-edged sword”

Tenants already due to leave recently purchased properties, where new owner intends to occupy the home, will still be evicted if notice was before March 30, says lawyer

Downturn-resilient companies are defined by speed and discipline in addressing problems, says McKinsey & Co

“Force majeure” get-out clause doesn’t automatically apply to real estate contracts during pandemic, even if you lose income and no longer want to buy

Two years and 35 units later, West Vancouver has once again approved a tower at 303 Marine Dr. In July 2018, council voted for a 26-storey, 141-unit development. The project, originally put . . .

Last week, pipeline and lumber companies were active, albeit with some curtailments

New Gold and Centerra projects received government approvals and First Nations support ahead of virus pandemic

They’ve taken extra precautions but otherwise it is business as usual for a large-scale greenhouse operation that made the switch to cannabis. Before the legalization of cannabis a couple of . . .

As much of the province grapples with working from home during the pandemic, B.C.’s farming industry is facing the monumental task of bringing in around 10,000 seasonal workers from overseas. . . .

“This is wide open to potential abuse,” says landlord association, as tenant advocate publicly wonders if it makes sense to pay rent

Updated plan includes establishing a Provincial Supply Chain Coordination Unit to co-ordinate goods and services distribution

One brokerage says high demand will win the day, while another predicts global disruption of supply chains

Rent supplement will be paid directly to landlords, in cases where tenants are struggling to pay rent due to income lost through virus crisis

Tight vacancy rate and soaring land prices has developer adding height to meet demand

Stoppage called “inevitable” despite provincial assurances that building can go on for now

B.C. government has legalized online and phone cannabis orders amid COVID-19

Few construction contracts include specific provisions for site shutdowns caused by a pandemic

Fears of COVID-19 require deft work on hands-on projects but planning and consultation continues

$2.2 billion will support businesses and B.C.'s economic recovery

Hotel sector was posting highest revenue growth and had 1,000 new rooms underway when the new coronavirus hit

Workers say social distancing, hand washing measures not implemented on some sites

Nine in 10 B.C. businesses are currently impacted by the virus; one quarter of respondents expect their company to cut 100 per cent of employees

Buying, selling and even building a home can continue during the COVID-19 pandemic – using reasonable practices, say industry groups

B.C. business experts discuss the federal emergency financial aid package, massive business closures, innovative solutions and much more in this virtual panel event

Mayor says it would have to be a “spectacularly better” plan for council to approve rezoning that would allow demolition of the speedway

Vancouver West End MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert gathering info and feedback on rental issues.

Any buyer stimulus due to lower interest rates will be offset by economic paralysis, predicts association, which also calls for financial aid for households

Sixty per cent of B.C. businesses surveyed expect 50 per cent decline in revenue

Proposed changes to plans for Pearson Dogwood site would produce significant increase in rental apartments in development

At least a dozen golf courses are for sale around the province

Global initiatives deploy technology to improve quality of life in urban centres

Province's average home sale price last month was 12 per cent higher than a year ago, on sales that were up 26.3 per cent

Oei Hong Leong claims damages in alleged conspiracy to tie up prime Vancouver waterfront site in litigation and hamper development

Architect files rezoning application for modestly designed project for site next to under-construction Deloitte Summit building

New data shows 73,000 square feet shoved back on market or changed to other uses

Indigenous citizens in northern B.C. will be among the first to benefit, but they won’t be the last

Residential also mixing in with office and industrial projects as developers hedge their bets and widen their margins

Only 14 per cent of Canadian baby boomers actively want to move, and more than half of those would choose a condo, finds survey

Whistler property was at centre of alleged rental scam

"You could lose your home" if you don't have personal insurance to cover massively increased deductibles

Site is only high-density property slated for development in the Olympic Oval Village, and could be rezoned by summer

Vasant Patel is alleged to have lied to mutual fund regulators who investigated his role in the Murrayville House condo marketing scheme in Langley, B.C.

Vancouver saw approximately $6.3 billion in investment deals worth $5 million or more last yea

Home sellers once again getting the upper hand as demand exceeds supply, especially among condos and townhomes

Greater Victoria’s residential real estate market saw home sales jump in February, with 563 properties changing hands for the 29-day month, versus 421 sales in the same month last year, when it was. . .

Island cities take five of top 10 spots with development-friendly Langford leading the pack

Business owners in Vancouver’s smallest commercial district are reporting losses ranging from 20 to 50 per cent

Company controlled by shíshálh Nation outbid others at court-ordered sale with $15 million offer, at which "vendor was doing cartwheels"

“Simple, easy-to-apply” measures would define insurance responsibility and let homeowners earn financial breaks, says MLA Todd Stone

Institutional investors bullish on region’s commercial market, with office vacancies set to tighten further while rents rise

While the region’s overall market recovers from recent correction, prime real estate still has a way to go, predicts Royal LePage

Commercial lenders were already planning to lower exposure to bricks-and-mortar stores before COVID-19 appeared

Province expects a precipitous drop in housing starts this year and another slip in 2021, but housing experts warn that is no indication demand for housing has dropped off

Tribunal ruled tenant was discriminated against on the basis of her sex and family status

CEO says company would also have to axe $1 billion of investment plans if required to provide mobile virtual network operators access to its infrastructure

Greater Victoria is only metro region in Canada to be assessed at a "high degree of vulnerability" by federal housing agency

Soaring insurance premiums are causing panic among some condo owners. Asifa Lalji, who owns a condo in Anchor Pointe at the Quay, said her strata had been anticipating increases to their . . .

Zero new housing measures or changes to housing policy from provincial government, which uses Budget 2020 to reiterate existing 10-year plan

Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley wrestle with population growth and need for local employment opportunities

Housing market “off to a strong start in 2020” as many regions recover from recent downturn

West Broadway development, St. Regis expansion, renovated Four Seasons in the works

Previous owner was Chinese investment firm, and other recent ski hill investments have seen big resorts purchased by Americans

Market is at a “critical juncture” with demand from global technology firms making it increasingly “a victim of its own success,” says Avison Young

Findings from a city report show West Side businesses in the lurch

Northeast B.C. city gearing up for LNG export expansion saw $57.6 million in new construction in 2019, a 30 per cent jump over 2018

Standoff over the Coastal GasLink pipeline project morphs into a movement, dubbed #ShutDownCanada, which today disrupted B.C. Legislature throne speech

Strata surge evidence of a tight market where the vacancy rate is 0.4 per cent and land costs eclipse $1 million an acre

Q&A with Cadillac Fairview senior vice-president about new plan for 555 West Cordova Street

New generation of modular steel homes will be on display at B.C. Home and Garden Show this month

BCBC points to “extreme economic challenges facing forestry” and “essentially flat” retail sales over the past two years as two leading factors

Canadian Metropolitan Properties redevelopment on North East False Creek site, including terraced buildings up to 30 storeys, will be completed in three phases

Federal program so far used by only 29 home buyers in Metro Vancouver and four in Victoria, but CMHC argues it will pick up

Home sales in January 2020 were 42.4 per cent higher than one year previously, reports board, while inventory remains low

Large mixed-use developments underscore rising population levels as university students, young tech workers and a growing number of retirees flood onto the Island

Investors should look at top retirement towns in B.C. – the province that 15 per cent of Canadians in other provinces want to move to in their golden years

Significant purchases by major developers, including $167 million Burnaby site, suggest recent land sale slowdown may be ending

E-commerce firm taking 70,000-plus square feet in Bentall Centre, hiring 1,000 employees to build “best R&D team in the city”

Some of these projects are approved, some are under construction and some are proposed

Ski industry veteran cites project's collapse as cautionary tale for planned resorts at Valemount and Squamish, but developers tout economic benefits

Reliance Properties plans new downtown office tower, while 100-year-old buildings sell for eye-popping prices

Desirable mountainside and waterfront city sees nation's highest rate of U-Haul trucks coming in versus going out, reports U-Haul

Judge who previously ordered businessman to pay $1.15M refuses to also make him pay special costs, as his conduct was ‘insufficiently reprehensible’

City Centre Area Plan will work in tandem with a dedicated Office Market Development Strategy to create a dynamic and vibrant downtown core

Region can embrace global status or become a “museum city,” says industry panel at forecast event

Rising number of international companies are opening offices in B.C.’s capital

Investment follows a $49 million incentive from the federal government to entice the financial giant to B.C.

But unchecked corporate trusts remain ‘a vehicle’ for dirty money in B.C., says anti-money-laundering coalition