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Here are the cheapest neighbourhoods to rent in Metro Vancouver this October
Rent costs haven't surged upwards this October, but the region remains Canada's priciest market. The average cost to rent a newly listed, unfurnished one-bedroom in Metro Vancouver is $2,083 in October, down just $2 from $2,085 in September, according to the l…
Vancouver opens the door to convertible balconies
Having a balcony is nice for people who want to enjoy some fresh air without leaving home. But what about balconies that could be closed off to shield residents from Vancouver’s rain and wind, and reduce the noise from the streets below? A number of companies …
Fraser Valley listings rise as homebuyers remain cautious
After a quieter summer, more homes came onto the Fraser Valley market in September, but buyers remain cautious despite declining prices. There were 2,818 new listings in the region in September, an 18.8 per cent increase from August, according to the Fraser Va…
'Big trouble': Vancouver's increasing real estate foreclosures indicate a disturbing economy
Every Monday and Thursday morning, lawyers representing mortgage lenders, such as banks, bring foreclosure proceedings to B.C. Supreme Court in downtown Vancouver, aiming to force the sale of properties whose owners have stopped making their monthly payments. …
Big business: First Nations are taking a multi-million dollar stake in B.C. casinos
B.C. was expanding gambling and changing the rules, and First Nations were taking a hard look at establishing casinos, including on their own reserve lands, sometimes against the wishes of nearby municipalities and in conflict with the province.…
Premier says condo-buy program will offer tenants a rent-to-own opportunity
After days of questions, Premier David Eby and Prime Minister Mark Carney provided more details Thursday on a new program to buy up empty condos and use them as affordable housing. But some experts say it is still unclear how the program will work.…
Luxury market ‘decentralizing’ in Canada and Metro Vancouver, say experts
Market activity for luxury homes is shifting away from Canada's urban centres toward other provinces, a trend also being reflected locally as some Realtors see opportunity in the Fraser Valley and other secondary markets. Smaller and mid-sized markets are expe…
Abbotsford blueberry farm sells for $3.74 million
DEAL | A 29.4-acre blueberry farm at 34659 Townshipline Rd., Abbotsford, sold Nov. 26, 2025, for $3.7 million. The well-drained property includes a 2,880-square-foot residence with mountain views and 27.5 acres laser-levelled and planted to high-producing Duke…
Vancouver's resale market could soften further as price expectations diverge
Vancouver's resale housing market is being challenged by persistent unaffordability, economic uncertainty, cooling sales activity and diverging price expectations. That's according to an analysis released Thursday by the Conference Board of Canada, which said …
Iconic Driediger Farms property in Langley sells for over $23 million
One of the Fraser Valley's most well-known fruit farm operations has sold for $23.3 million. But rest assured, it's not about to be turned into a massive subdivision, say the owner and realtors who secured the sale. Driediger Farms on 240th Street in Langley w…
Michael Geller: How B.C. real estate is shaping up for the year ahead
During the past year, I was often asked what I thought would happen to Vancouver's housing market. My response was simple. There is no Vancouver housing market. There is a downtown highrise market which differs from the Fraser Valley townhouse market. Similarl…
Could Tsleil-Waututh Nation be a candidate to buy into the Vancouver Whitecaps?
Tsleil-Waututh Nation chief Justin Sky George is neatly navigating around questions about buying into the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Tsleil-Waututh Nation are in the midst of taking over the Hastings Park casino licence — "it's with legal, and we are acqui…
Surrey's new downtown concept for an entertainment district moving ahead
The City of Surrey is pushing ahead with a vision to create a new "downtown" hub that would include an entertainment district featuring a 10,000-seat arena for sporting events and concerts, as well as an interactive art museum, hotels and other businesses. The…
Metro Vancouver's glut of empty condos: What's unsold and why?
Investors have fled the Metro Vancouver new condo market, leaving piles of empty and unsold units. And those looking to buy a home to live in aren't interested in these newer condos, either because they're too pricey (estimates suggest the bulk of the empty in…
Industrial supply shortage looms in Metro Vancouver despite higher vacancy
Metro Vancouver's persistently tight industrial real estate market is being humbled by rising vacancy, but don't expect it to last very long. The region's industrial vacancy rose in the second quarter of 2025 to its highest level since 2015, but it's still rel…
Wave of self-storage supply anticipated in Western Canada
Notable deals and a sizable development pipeline indicate a robust self-storage market in Western Canada, where migration, density and business users are driving demand. Nearly four million square feet of new supply is expected in B.C. and Alberta together bet…
Willoughby residential parcel sells for $4.4 million an acre
DEAL | A 2.5-acre property at 7320 208 St., Langley, sold April 30 for $11 million, or an average of $4.4 million an acre. Zoned SR-2 and situated within the Smith Neighbourhood Community Plan area, the site is designated for future condominium development at …
Bonnis Properties' $140M sale of Granville and Robson site sparks redevelopment speculation
A major redevelopment project may be in the cards on the northeast corner of Granville and Robson streets in Vancouver. Bonnis Properties Inc. has sold the site, known as 798 Granville St., to The GJ Group for $140 million, according to a report from Storeys .…
Vancouver housing market may be in limbo as sales lag, prices slip
Housing market activity in the Lower Mainland sputtered again in September, even as affordability conditions started to improve for homebuyers. Despite lower mortgage rates, many prospective homebuyers are opting to stay patient, confident of further rate redu…
B.C. purchases property near Surrey Langley SkyTrain for at least 700 homes
Transportation Minister Rob Fleming announced the move, explaining it's the first time the province has made a purchase like this. This project is going to be tremendous for Surrey and Langley, and this project, for once, is going to align the development of o…
Bryan Yu: B.C. housing market showing signs of marginal improvement
B.C.'s housing market saw a slight improvement in March as home sales nudged higher following a 5.9-per-cent decline in February. Sales increased 0.7 per cent to reach 5,866 unit sales. Home prices rose 1.8 per cent. This said, housing momentum has waned in th…
Royal LePage Elite West adds Keller Williams to its Port Coquitlam office
The importance of technology to residential property sales – and in turn the investors participating in the market – is once again in the spotlight with Royal LePage's latest brokerage acquisition in Metro Vancouver. Royal LePage Elite West, based …
The BC Real Estate Association says there was a nearly 30 per cent increase in home sales in January
The association says 3,979 sales were completed last month, for an average price of $957,909, a more than 10-per-cent jump from the year before. Association chief economist Brendon Ogmundson says the sales numbers show a "clear uptrend" to kick off 2024 with a…
Metro home sales up nearly 200 per cent since January
In Metro Vancouver, home sales rose by 190.1 per cent between January 2023 and June 2023, with 2,988 homes sold in the region in June, according to a report from real estate listing website Zoocasa. Among larger markets where more than 1,000 homes are sold, th…
Near-10-acre Abbotsford development site sells for $5.5 million #LesTwarog
Located in the emerging McKee Peak residential area, the land is destinated for ground-oriented housing, as single-detached houses, row houses or townhouses.
22-lot Langley land assembly sells for $24.4 million #LesTwarog
The single-family lot assembly totals 3.4 acres and sold in late 2021 for higher-density multi-family rental development
Three+ acres on Langley Bypass goes for $24 million #LesTwarog
Sale price was $1.35 million over list for commercial site with tenant in place and quick access to Trans-Canada Highway.
Abbotsford 140-acre industrial park given greenlight #LesTwarog
With no new space under construction this year, Abbotsford has a 0.2 per cent vacancy rate – or about 17,000 square feet available – within its 9.4 million square feet of industrial real estate, according to a third-quarter report from Colliers.…
B.C. real estate: Housing sales slump, but prices not declining in all markets #LesTwarog
The steepest sales decline occurred in Chilliwack (61%), followed by the Fraser Valley, where sales dipped 54%. Greater Vancouver saw residential sales drop by nearly 46%.
Langley 1.05-acre infill site sells for $2.9 million #LesTwarog
Development site in Willoughby's Routley neighbourhood of Langley is designated residential bonus density 2, with potential for traditional and compact single-family units.
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