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City of Vancouver wants input into cutting red tape in its building permit procedures

City of Vancouver wants input into cutting red tape in its building permit procedures

‘Regulation Redesign’ aims to simplify rules for city building
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Coronavirus exposes fragile links of global economics

Coronavirus exposes fragile links of global economics

COVID-19 has spread quickly and swirled damage through our tightly entwined economy
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B.C. Budget boosts affordable housing funding at expense of local government

B.C. Budget boosts affordable housing funding at expense of local government

Diving into the numbers of last week’s parsimonious budget reveals spending is greatly reduced, borne largely by cuts to municipal funding
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Times they are a-changin’ for retail property investors

Times they are a-changin’ for retail property investors

Retail property owners exposed to new risks from additional taxes and regulations must protect themselves within the wording of their leases
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Collaboration essential to resolving B.C. housing crisis

Collaboration essential to resolving B.C. housing crisis

Narrative of development industry as antagonist is a "massive hindrance to generating solutions," says developer
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Mortgage stress test should be killed, not tweaked

Mortgage stress test should be killed, not tweaked

Misguided policy drove rental vacancies to the lowest level in 18 years and rental rates to record highs
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Answering the call for housing and workspace solutions

Answering the call for housing and workspace solutions

Telecommuting and floating workforce housing just two of the innovative ways B.C. companies are solving problems
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Open-concept offices, hot desks damage worker productivity: survey

Open-concept offices, hot desks damage worker productivity: survey

Nearly 60 per cent of Canadians are distracted by colleagues and poorly designed workspaces, losing up to two hours a day, according to co-working firm iQ Offices
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B.C. needs to commit to rural development and resources

B.C. needs to commit to rural development and resources

Despite decades of debate the province’s rural communities are falling further behind urban centres in economic opportunities
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Rezonings, capped rents stymie Metro Vancouver development

Rezonings, capped rents stymie Metro Vancouver development

Frustrated developers call for fast-track permits, end of rezonings, and rolling back of recent market-cooling measures
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