Opinion

Western Canada's top commercial real estate stories, featuring coverage on Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary rental housing markets

It has taken sustained stupidity but Canada’s leaders are finally managing to bring down one of the strongest economies in the free world

“Speculators” were always going to hate the speculation tax, that’s pretty much a given. What the provincial government has managed to do this week is annoy a good part of the vast majority of homeowners who would never be considered speculators.

Western Canada's top commercial real estate stories, featuring breakdowns on tax declaration notices and commercial property assessments

"Homeowners will file an annual tax declaration which will help tax administrators demonstrate whether owners need to pay the tax,” Finance Minister Carole James told the legislature last fall.

Western Canada's top commercial real estate stories, featuring coverage on B.C. Assessment property value changes' effect on local commercial businesses

More than 13 times as many rental units were built in U.S. neighbour than in Vancouver in 2018 – finance professor explains why

Lenders want to know a borrower’s track record and require a more detailed examination of prospective developments in the real estate sector

Western Canada's top commercial real estate stories, featuring predictions on B.C.'s real estate markets for 2019

Major cities around the world are experiencing rising rates, stricter financial rules and slowing investor demand