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Industrial and residential demand spurs Fraser Valley land rush
Western Investor · 23 Jul 2018
In the first quarter of this year, land accounted for 56.8 per cent of all the property transactions in the Lower Mainland, according to Altus Group, with sales of residential development land alone worth more than $1.1 billion.
Vancouver wage levels aggravating housing woes
Canadian Real Estate Wealth · 19 Jul 2018
Considering that home prices in Vancouver have triples since 2005, it is unsurprising that households will find it daunting to close the affordability gap
Pre-sale condo action cools
Business in Vancouver · 18 Jul 2018
Pre-sales of new condominiums across Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley dropped from 91% of offerings in January to 50% as of June
High-density condo project pitched for busy Delta corridor
Western Investor · 17 Jul 2018
The application for the Nicholson road property near 70th Avenue, currently occupied by commercial buildings, proposes two apartment buildings that would be six storeys in height and comprise 181 units.
35-storey, mixed-tower in 1261 Hornby Street, Vancouver
Livabl · 11 Jul 2018 · Kenneth Chan
"This composition plays in elevation with the symmetry of the typical floor plan through the interlocking material logic of clear/silver glazing systems and the gray metal panel system.
Vancouver housing sales drop as prices flatline
The Globe and Mail · 07 Jul 2018
There have been fewer home buyers recently but prices tend to be slow to react before declining, said real estate economist Tom Davidoff of the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business.
Real estate linked to B.C. opioid crisis
Mortgage Broker News · 03 Jul 2018
Peter German said at least $100 million in dirty money was funnelled through casinos as part of a scheme dubbed the ``Vancouver model.''
Infamous slum finally shut down
REP · 25 Jun 2018
The City of Vancouver is shutting down a decrepit residence on the Downtown Eastside, where some of the city's most vulnerable have been living in what the CEO of a non-profit housing society said are mould- and feces-ridden conditions.