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Co-working tenants offer mix of benefits and challenges

Co-working tenants offer mix of benefits and challenges

For office landlords, balancing the need to fill vacancies and achieving a reliable, profitable mix of tenants remains fundamental
Canada Votes 2019: It’s the cost of living, stupid

Canada Votes 2019: It’s the cost of living, stupid

Dig into the polling data and Canadians want leaders to curb the cost of just getting by in an increasingly high-taxed environment – and it starts with helping small and medium-sized businesses
Greenest city in the world? Not until we eliminate GHGs in homes

Greenest city in the world? Not until we eliminate GHGs in homes

Vancouver’s ambitious goals are stymied by flawed, expensive regulations on new home construction
The lowly apartment tenant is now the CRE kingmaker

The lowly apartment tenant is now the CRE kingmaker

Rental apartment buildings are the second-biggest commercial real estate play in Canada and the No. 1 investment in some western cities
Comment: Seattle lures B.C. developers, but Vancouver rekindles Chinese interest

Comment: Seattle lures B.C. developers, but Vancouver rekindles Chinese interest

Twenty years ago, a partnership between West Vancouver’s Don Milliken and Seattle’s Vulcan Inc.
Analysis: Metro Vancouver’s real estate market is far more than housing

Analysis: Metro Vancouver’s real estate market is far more than housing

The residential downturn should encourage investor diversification into commercial and industrial sectors
Time for councils to see the light on third bedrooms and solariums

Time for councils to see the light on third bedrooms and solariums

Some councils allow for enclosed balconies and a third bedroom with borrowed light — others should follow, argues Anne McMullin of the Urban Development Institute
Government policies ensure rentals will remain scarce

Government policies ensure rentals will remain scarce

Stunting home buying, discouraging investors and stalling new residential construction make renting the only option for many in Western Canada
Will newly lowered interest rates push residential prices back up?

Will newly lowered interest rates push residential prices back up?

As mortgages become more affordable, the recent declines in home prices could be rapidly reversed
Will B.C.'s commercial real estate prices follow residential decline?

Will B.C.'s commercial real estate prices follow residential decline?

Price index trend lines have tended to mirror each other, but have recently diverged, writes analyst