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First Nations now own 12 casinos in the province, about one-third of the casinos and gambling centres in B.C. That includes casinos in Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, Coquitlam, Chilliwack, Victoria and Nanaimo.
The Vancouver Sun · 10 Aug 2026 · Gordon Hoekstra
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.…
Eby said the focus of the program will be on areas outside Vancouver like the Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island, and the Okanagan.
The Vancouver Sun · 25 Jun 2026 · Alec Lazenby
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.…
Foreign buyer ban weighing on high-end real estate, according to Realtors
Western Investor · 19 Jun 2026 · Jami Makan
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…
Property includes four-bedroom residence with mountain views
Western Investor · 16 Jan 2026 · Rajin Gill, B.C. Farm & Ranch Realty Corp
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…
Construction sector to remain busy even as new-home delivery slows, says Conference Board
Western Investor · 08 Jan 2026 · Jami Makan
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 …
The property on 240th Street in the heart of Langley's ALR is one of three sold by owner-operator Rhonda Driediger in 2025
The Vancouver Sun · 30 Dec 2025 · Joseph Ruttle
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…
Comment: Housing market needs some jolts of innovation to end current malaise
The Vancouver Sun · 18 Dec 2025 · Michael Geller
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…
They're in the midst of taking over the casino licence at Hastings and the Whitecaps are looking at building a stadium there as part of an entertainment complex
The Province · 16 Dec 2025 · Steve Ewen
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…
Questions remain unanswered about whether surrounding community areas will be impacted by new Surrey development
The Vancouver Sun · 22 Oct 2025 · Sobia Moman
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…
No amount of incentives seems to be able to reverse the glut. How did we get here? And how bad could it get?
The Vancouver Sun · 14 Oct 2025 · Joanne Lee-Young
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…
Smaller size, land constraints, less overbuilding make region attractive, says expert.
Western Investor · 12 Sep 2025 · Jami Makan
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…
Storage real estate boosted by demographics, density and commercial use
Western Investor · 04 Sep 2025 · Jami Makan
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…
Site designated for future condominium development
Western Investor · 04 Sep 2025 · Joe Varing
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 …
The GJ Group has acquired the corner property that has 90K square feet of leasable space, and could be rebuilt to include retail and hotel use
WestEnder · 21 Aug 2025 · Glen Korstrom
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 .…
Buyers stay on the sidelines amid shifting rates,
Western Investor · 16 Oct 2024 · Brian Yu
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…
At least 700 homes will be built near the Surrey Langley SkyTrain project
other · 12 Sep 2024 · Charlie Carey and Michelle Meiklejohn
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…
B.C. housing market showing signs of marginal improvement
Western Investor · 23 Apr 2024 · Bryan Yu
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 expands footprint with Lower Mainland acquisitions
Business in Vancouver · 09 Apr 2024 · Peter Mitham
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 …
BC Real Estate Association numbers point to market ‘uptrend’ at beginning of 2024
other · 13 Feb 2024 · By Staff The Canadian Press
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…
Fraser Valley leads the nation with 214 per cent surge in the first half of 2023
Western Investor · 01 Aug 2023 · Claire Wilson
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…
9.96 acres development land sells for $5.5 Million located at 36160 McKee Road, Abbotsford, B.C.
Western Investor · 07 Mar 2023 · Western Investor Staff
Located in the emerging McKee Peak residential area, the land is destinated for ground-oriented housing, as single-detached houses, row houses or townhouses.
3.41 acres land assembly sells for $24.42 Million located at Langley, B.C.
Western Investor · 19 Jan 2023 · Western Investor Staff
The single-family lot assembly totals 3.4 acres and sold in late 2021 for higher-density multi-family rental development
3.08 acres commercial site sells for $24 Million located at Langley, B.C.
Western Investor · 12 Jan 2023 · Western Investor Staff
Sale price was $1.35 million over list for commercial site with tenant in place and quick access to Trans-Canada Highway.
140-acre industrial development site in Abbotsford
Western Investor · 18 Nov 2022 · Western Investor Staff
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.…
Sales activity remains slow across the province and inventories appear to be plateauing | BCREA
The Vancouver Sun · 14 Nov 2022 · Joanne Lee-Young
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%.
1.05 acres of development land in Langley sells for $2.95 Million
Western Investor · 06 Oct 2022
Development site in Willoughby's Routley neighbourhood of Langley is designated residential bonus density 2, with potential for traditional and compact single-family units.
7.77 acres agricultural land sells for $4.1M located in 24680 Fraser Hwy, Langley, B.C.
Western Investor · 22 Sep 2022 · Western Investor Staff
Flat Agricultural Land Reserve land with highway exposure has future potential close to golf course.
1.39 acres industrial land in Maple Ridge sells for $6.88 Million
Western Investor · 19 Aug 2022 · Western Investor Staff
Sale of industrial land and 7,900-square-foot building said to set record price for Metro Vancouver suburban city.
Sales activity drop for the fourth straight month amid sustained interest rate hikes
other · 05 Aug 2022 · Ephraim Vecina
The market's home sales saw significant declines of 22.5% monthly and 50.5% annually in July, accompanying drops of 28.4% monthly and 1.9% annually in the region's new home listings (total of 2,385), data from the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board showed.…
The 26 and 34 storey condo towers located in 20049 82nd Avenue, Langley
Western Investor · 16 Jun 2022 · Western Investor Staff
Latimer Village new condo towers nearly sold out before construction even started
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