Frank O'Brien
Prices hold steady as B.C. recreational real estate sales collapse
Foreign-buyer ban, new short-term rental regulations and high interest rates slash B.C. vacation property sales by up to 50 per cent
Facing the ‘F’ word in Vancouver’s housing market
Foreclosures had been kept at bay by bargain hunters, but deep price discounts are now exposing a rising risk of defaults across Metro Vancouver
Sales 'surprise' at uber-luxury Curv condo tower in Vancouver
The tallest Passive House project in the world and among the most expensive condos ever built in Vancouver, the tower has seen 90 per cent of the first offerings snapped up
Cracks appearing in B.C.’s industrial real estate fortress
Asset sales fell 42 per cent quarter-to-quarter as high costs scuttled deals, vacancy rates edged up and construction hit a record high in Canada’s strongest industrial market
Industrial action defines Metro Vancouver’s suburban markets
While office vacancies rise to 7.8 per cent, just 1.4 per cent of industrial space is empty in the suburbs surrounding Vancouver
How new rental GST waiver is easing the impact of higher lending rates for developers
CMHC-insured rental construction loan rates have doubled in the past year, so waiving the goods and service tax seen as a boon for rental developers
Rezoning bid presented for Army & Navy site in Vancouver
Revised rezoning application calls for 11-storey office tower and a 19-floor residential tower with 900 mostly non-market rental units on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Metro Vancouver's early September housing data signals market shift
Greater Vancouver listings are increasing as sales are slowing, according to mid-month numbers from the real estate board
Metro Vancouver suburbs gain commercial strength as downtown wanes
Across the West, it is more than lower costs and ample parking that is driving tenants out of downtown
Kootenay multi-family portfolio sale shows lure of B.C.'s small markets
Investor snapped up six buildings with a total of 242 rental suites for less than $97,000 per door, a fraction of comparable prices in Metro Vancouver