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Jami Makan

Jami Makan

Jami Makan is a real estate reporter with Business in Vancouver. He has previously written for newspapers and magazines in cities including New York, Nairobi and Blaine, Washington. He has also worked in the insurance and litigation fields.

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Recent Work by Jami

Many good reasons to invest in Canadian commercial real estate, says report

Many good reasons to invest in Canadian commercial real estate, says report

Canada has stronger fundamentals than the U.S. in seven key areas, says Colliers.
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Retail vacancy expected to remain stable in Metro Vancouver, says report

Retail vacancy expected to remain stable in Metro Vancouver, says report

Slower housing construction could hinder future retail supply, says CBRE.
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Vancouver condo owners sue developer over crane allegedly swinging above their homes

Vancouver condo owners sue developer over crane allegedly swinging above their homes

Injunction, punitive damages sought by condo owners next door to construction site.
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Battle lines drawn over foreign capital in B.C. real estate

Battle lines drawn over foreign capital in B.C. real estate

Feds standing by foreign buyer ban as B.C. stakeholders debate policy
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Vancouver office deals set to pick up after major downtown transaction, says expert

Vancouver office deals set to pick up after major downtown transaction, says expert

Suburban strength benefiting office assets in region’s peripheral markets
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Unique retrofits bringing Science World into the energy future

Unique retrofits bringing Science World into the energy future

Iconic Vancouver building aims to be ‘showcase facility’ for energy efficiency
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Vancouver eyes ownership changes for laneway homes in bid to boost housing supply

Vancouver eyes ownership changes for laneway homes in bid to boost housing supply

Homeowners could potentially stratify and sell secondary detached units
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Soft insurance market causing premiums to fall for some B.C. strata corps

Soft insurance market causing premiums to fall for some B.C. strata corps

Savings could be as high as 24% for some buildings, says FirstService Residential exec
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Greater Vancouver seeing fewer luxury sales but resilient prices, says expert

Greater Vancouver seeing fewer luxury sales but resilient prices, says expert

Detached sales over $5M down 39%, according to Engel & Völkers advisor
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Housing crisis fuelling largest B.C. exodus in decades, says analysis

Housing crisis fuelling largest B.C. exodus in decades, says analysis

Negative net interprovincial migration could be ‘canary in coal mine,’ according to Business Council of British Columbia
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