Real Estate
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Vancouver’s empty homes tax to double next year to 3%
Kennedy Stewart’s move triggered by CMHC report that shows increase in rental condominiums
Applications open for fed’s new commercial rent relief program
Applications are now being accepted for the revised Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy, with claims retroactive to September 27
Concord Pacific doubles down in Surrey's downtown core
Added density prompts questions about school capacity in a district already beleaguered by portables
Mainstreet Equity launching B.C. buying blitz
Aggressive acquisition campaign by major Western Canada landlord targets small-town B.C.
Vancouver employers grapple with repopulating offices
Working from home trend has a significant knock-on effect for the broader economy
Fraser Valley rolls to record real estate numbers
SkyTrain extension, lower real estate prices and super job creation lure homebuyers, investors, workers and developers to the Fraser Valley
Vancouver close to securing hotels, rental buildings for homeless people
Mayor Kennedy Stewart hopes ‘hundreds’ of people can move off street in couple months
Residential rental freeze extended into 2021
Insiders expect rental freeze to continue through all of 2021, but note that the increase had already been capped at just 1.4%
Industrial lease rates on upward trajectory, experts say
Big hikes appear inevitable in Metro Vancouver as land costs soar and new lease space nearly vanishes beneath a surge in strata projects
How Some Vancouver Buildings Are Lowering Operating Costs
By Will Wilson, Sustainability Manager, Pace Solutions The pandemic forced most Vancouver businesses to work remotely, inspiring business owners to review their overhead costs. The independent...