Skip to content

Real Estate

Rent or buy? Cost gap as high as $2,600 in one major B.C. city, says report

Rent or buy? Cost gap as high as $2,600 in one major B.C. city, says report

Vancouver, Victoria and Surrey mortgage holders pay on average $1,9421 more per month than renters within those three respective cities.
Read more >
Vancouver city council moves ‘missing middle’ motion to public hearing

Vancouver city council moves ‘missing middle’ motion to public hearing

Some issues may remain with floor space ratio, infrastructure capability and alignment with the provinces future initiatives, says stakeholder
Read more >
B.C. real estate investment plummets in first half of 2023: Avison Young

B.C. real estate investment plummets in first half of 2023: Avison Young

Industrial comes out tops as total investment drops 72 per cent
Read more >
B.C. construction confronts workers’ substance use challenge

B.C. construction confronts workers’ substance use challenge

Drug and alcohol use creates troubling safety problems and adds significant costs to industry operations
Read more >
Government fees inflate risk, uncertainty for B.C. builders

Government fees inflate risk, uncertainty for B.C. builders

City of Vancouver says no proof to claims that municipal fees eroding affordability
Read more >
Three Sixty project kicks off 'creative industrial' zone in Mount Pleasant

Three Sixty project kicks off 'creative industrial' zone in Mount Pleasant

Doubling density facilitates construction of job space in key urban area
Read more >
No relief in sight for Metro Vancouver’s industrial land shortage: Avison Young

No relief in sight for Metro Vancouver’s industrial land shortage: Avison Young

Long-term supply is a ‘serious concern’ for the region, which needs 7.7M square feet of new space
Read more >
Missing middle housing motion set for Vancouver city council vote

Missing middle housing motion set for Vancouver city council vote

Local builder describes policy as ‘massive’ and ‘well-thought-out’
Read more >
Opinion: Imbalance between new homes and new residents escalating unaffordability in B.C.

Opinion: Imbalance between new homes and new residents escalating unaffordability in B.C.

Growing wedge between the number of new homes being built in B.C. and population growth fuelled by surging in-migration is playing a starring role in the larger housing market story, according to BCBC economists
Read more >
'Worst is over' for Vancouver office market: Colliers

'Worst is over' for Vancouver office market: Colliers

But don't expect Vancouver office vacancies to start falling before 2025
Read more >