Real Estate
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Declines in immigration, rent upending Vancouver housing amid COVID-19: RBC
Economist warns of risks facing housing market, especially in regions the economy is ‘shakiest’
Vancouver posts Canada’s lowest commercial property tax rate
City has the highest residential taxes in the country, but has slashed rates on commercial real estate for five consecutive years
B.C. construction workers miss job recovery
B.C. led the west in September job creation, but construction employment fell and is down 17 per cent from pre-pandemic levels
Hudson's Bay announces new division to capitalize on real estate values
The plan, which involves converting some of the company’s real estate into mixed-use developments, must deal with wide Canadian price variations: Vancouver downtown site is valued north of $670m;...
Suburbs besting Vancouver’s downtown office pace
While vacancy rates spike in the core, Metro Vancouver’s suburban office sector has seen a mild decrease, and absorption levels remain positive
Average net architectural fees fall in B.C. after 2018 high
Number of architects at the province’s top firms has dropped to lowest level since 2013
Vancouver rents fall as immigration goes negative
Immigration to B.C. falls 111 per cent and some see link to drop in rental rates, yet multi-family sales stay strong
Coastal towns hold B.C. lead in home price increase
Northern Sunshine Coast community posts a near 200 per cent increase in dollar volume, 152 per cent sales rise to lead B.C. housing market
Vancouver's downtown gateway readies for 55-storey tower
Newly approved tower shows architectural distinctiveness while aiming to fit in with surroundings
City proposal would chop mixed-use property values
Bylaw could reduce some real estate values by up to 30%, according to city documents