Real Estate
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Megaquake would severely shake tall Lower Mainland buildings: study
10-20 storey buildings from 1980s or earlier in danger of severe damage, collapse
Home insurance claims fall 10% in B.C., saving industry $147m
Home insurance claims in B.C. are on the downward trend for 2020. Data released December 1 from insurance comparison website HelloSafe (Safe Inc.) estimates claims dropping 10.32% this year when...
Veteran landlords selling Vancouver portfolios
Multi-building portfolios with hundreds of rental apartments being released into Metro market
Builders aim to pandemic-proof new homes
Outdoor elevators, touchless doors, zero-recycled air and changes to open floor plans among design reactions to COVID-19
Top commercial real estate brokerages boost head count
Median number of brokers at the largest B.C. companies jumped 32% over the past year
Kitsilano rental project remains controversial one year later
Five-storey building adds five homes, but sees reduction in three-bedroom units
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.