Real Estate

New competition rules could expose B.C. landlords, tenants to risk

Standard property controls could run afoul of new rules to boost grocery competition.

Dec 20, 2024 4:00 PM Read more >

Court protection extended for Richmond development, again

The City of Richmond said the building permit is ready to be issued once fees are paid.

Dec 19, 2024 1:30 PM Read more >

Burnaby approves 41-storey condo tower on this car dealership property

The project will include 346 condos, 13 townhomes and 69 rental apartments with commercial retail along Kingsway.

Dec 18, 2024 7:30 PM Read more >

B.C. speculation tax revenue tops $75M, mostly from non-B.C. owners

Vancouver properties contributed $14.5M to government coffers

Dec 18, 2024 3:30 PM Read more >

WorkSafeBC fines Onni $350K in Burnaby crane incident that injured worker

A plan to recover a crane dangling from the side of Tower 2 at Gilmore Place in January could have been 'catastrophic,' according to a WorkSafeBC report.

Dec 18, 2024 2:17 PM Read more >

Opinion: Refined Broadway Plan Sets the Stage for Vancouver’s Historic Transformation

After two nights and a marathon public hearing in which 139 speakers registered to voice their opinion, on Dec. 12, the City of Vancouver approved a number of amendments to the two-and-a-half-year-old Broadway Plan.

Dec 17, 2024 5:00 PM Read more >

B.C. vacancy rates tick up, easing rental price hikes: CMHC

The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation says rent price inflation slowed in 2024 as more rental buildings are being completed and immigration demands lessen.

Dec 17, 2024 4:41 PM Read more >

B.C. developer Thind Properties hit with strata lawsuit seeking $1.1M

Embattled developer allegedly owes $1.1M for unpaid strata fees and other amounts

Dec 17, 2024 12:40 PM Read more >

Rental supply gains help cool pace of rent growth in 2024: CMHC

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the pace of rent growth cooled significantly this year amid Canada's largest gain of purpose-built rental supply in more than three decades.

Dec 17, 2024 10:55 AM Read more >

Surrey needs 170K more homes by 2043 to meet city’s housing needs, says report

In strategic shift, city council will ‘facilitate’ rather than ‘regulate’ housing development

Dec 17, 2024 9:48 AM Read more >