Real Estate

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 >

Spectre of proposed vacant land tax alarms Vancouver developer

Department of Finance currently seeking input as federal election looms

Dec 16, 2024 3:45 PM Read more >

National home sales continue surging, prices rise amid falling interest rates: CREA

The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of homes sold in November rose 26 per cent compared with a year ago, marking the second straight month of large year-over-year gains.

Dec 16, 2024 12:48 PM Read more >

Housing starts rise from last month, up eight per cent in November: CMHC

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in November rose eight per cent compared with October, helped by strength in multi-unit starts in Quebec, Alberta and B.C.

Dec 16, 2024 7:27 AM Read more >

B.C. cities turning to AI to speed up housing approvals

Gold standard is for AI to give site-level feedback with human checks and balances.

Dec 13, 2024 2:00 PM Read more >