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Vancouver's empty homes tax increasing by 25%
Vancouver's controversial empty homes tax is going up by 25 per cent starting next year, and there will be more increases to come, following a decision by city council.
Spinning Chandelier draws attention to 'neo-gothic form' under Granville Street Bridge
Rodney Graham's Spinning Chandelier is not only a spectacular public art work that stands on its own. It's also functions to reclaim an underused part of the city's urban space.
Vancouver announces boost for supply of affordable rental homes
Several policy changes proposed by Vancouver City Council could deliver thousands of new rental homes over the coming years.
$12.7M land deal a crossroads for Shaughnessy
A near-one-acre site will be developed for affordable rental housing in Vancouver's historic and prestigious Shaughnessy neighbourhood, where residents have rallied in the past to stop high-density rental development.
Vancouver council approves measures to encourage development of rental housing
Vancouver council approved, at a Nov. 26 council meeting that ran well into the evening, a host of measures aimed at improving Vancouver's rental housing market.
Telus, Polygon sue each other over collapsed $175M Burnaby land deal
The property involved is a 14-acre piece of land at 7000 Lougheed Hwy. beside the Saputo Dairy plant. (The Saputo site was sold in 2018 for more than $200 million and the dairy plant is moving to Port Coquitlam.)
Vancouver condos continue to impel demand, despite muted annual growth
Fresh Statistics Canada data covering the third quarter showed that the market's average condo prices are down by 3.49% annually, but up by 17.9% from Q1 2017. New build condos were up 1.05% year-over-year and up 15.63% from Q1 2017.
Metro Vancouver’s bricks-and-mortar retail property sector rebuilding
Despite a recent U.S. report claiming "retail is dead," bricks-and-mortar shopping is thriving in Metro Vancouver, with approximately 3.8 million square feet planned or under development and property sales of $450 million so far this year.
6-storey pre-zoning among Vancouver's proposed changes to build more rentals
A newly released report by City of Vancouver staff builds on the conclusion that incentives are critical to the creation of new purpose-built rental housing supply.
Residential site in Vancouver's Shaughnessy sold for $12.7M
A near one-acre parcel in Vancouver's exclusive Shaughnessy neighbourhood, zoned for residential rental with the potential for 85 units, has sold for $12.7 million.
Vancouver developer Holborn Group wins international property awards
The award-winning homes in Holborn University Heights represent the harmonization of wild natural landscapes and contemporary built environments, the company says in a news release. Holborn University Heights is a master-planned community. Each home has uninte…
Vancouver project to be among Canada's largest Indigenous developments
The Senakw development, which is slated to be one of the largest Indigenous-led urban projects nationwide, will be situated close to the downtown core.
Metro Vancouver First Nations 'buying their own land back'
Developers are increasingly looking to First Nations land as a way around municipal bureaucracy
Residential sales across B.C. to rise 10.9% in 2020: BCREA
MLS residential sales across the province are predicted to increase 10.9 per cent to 85,500 units in 2020, which would take the annual total to just below the 10-year annual average for MLS sales of 85,800 units
Squamish Nation development to expand downtown Vancouver's footprint
A residential development proposed by the Squamish First Nation for band-owned lands in Kitsilano will bring downtown-style density to a relatively low-rise community.
B.C. cryptocurrency exchange shuts doors owing more than $16M to customers
Under a cloud of complaints, investigations and lawsuits, a controversial Vancouver cryptocurrency exchange has shut its doors with more than $16 million owing to customers.
City of Vancouver green lights overhaul of West End rental building Berkeley Towers
Developer Reliance Properties said the City of Vancouver has issued the development and building permits it needs to go ahead with a large-scale overhaul of Berkeley Towers, an older rental building on a prime corner overlooking English Bay in Vancouver's West…
Metro Vancouver's tallest building: New rendering of the proposed 82-storey tower
A new preliminary conceptual artistic rendering provided to Daily Hive by local developer Pinnacle International Development shows an early design of the three-building complex, slated for a 6.2-acre site at 9858-9898 Gatineau Place — immediately northea…
Metro Vancouver needs 30,000 new rental units in next two years
Speaking to the Urban Development Institute recently, Michael Ferreira , principal of market research for Urban Analytics Inc. , offered his take on what's required in terms of purpose-built rental units.
Latimer Heights - Metro Vancouver's 'largest masterplanned community' to cover 74 acres
Latimer Heights, being developed by Vesta Properties , is meant to be an intergenerational community that will consist of approximately 2,000 homes, a new elementary school and 17 acres of green space and parkland. A retail village is also planned as a later p…
HPI - underlying upward trend, Vancouver prices should stabilize
The index gained just 0.1% in September, half of the 21-year average for the month, continuing the trend of the last few months. Even if it were seasonally adjusted, the index would have gained, as in August.
First tall wood building on Vancouver Island gets a step closer
The 12-storey wood building will be part of the development at District 56, Langford's newest mixed-use complex which will offer residents an alternative to the downtown Victoria core.
Canadian commercial investment should begin looking further
Would-be investors in Canadian commercial real estate should begin considering markets beyond the usual hotspots of Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, if recent trends south of the border are any indication.
Vancouver approves new housing grant for city's renters
The Community Housing Incentive Program will be funded by revenue from the Empty Homes Tax and the City's capital budget. It replaces the Housing Infrastructure Grant Program.
Vancouver House's elegant, expanding form dramatically adds to city skyline
From the start, the 60-storey Vancouver House hasn't been a typical condo project. The differences that set it apart include how the unique challenges of the site were solved by a Danish architect and the contradiction between looking unsteady but being built …
Colliers makes landmark sale of Vancouver multifamily asset
With 3 wood-framed apartment buildings, 223 residential units, 11,000 square feet of retail, and all set in around 5.9 acres, the Surrey Gardens Apartment Portfolio sale was the first since it was constructed in 1973.
September home sales surge signals the real estate market is returning to equilibrium
September housing sales in greater Vancouver increased by 46.3 per cent from the same month last year. A similar story emerged in greater Toronto where the September 2019 sales were 22 per cent higher than the sales recorded a year earlier.…
Population growth continues to drive Canadian condo market activity
Steady demand for lower-cost housing in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal has impelled much-intensified condo market activity this fall, if the latest figures from these cities' real estate boards are any indication.
Canada's condo markets intensify, outstripping the rest of NA
And even though Vancouver prices have exhibited a downward trend over the last few months, sales activity intensified by a massive 46% year-over-year, making September the third straight month of sales growth.
Vancouver housing market easing towards more balanced conditions
With much-boosted supply offsetting intensified demand, Vancouver's housing market is steadily moving towards better balance, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.
Building List Count by City
- Abbotsford - 447
- Agassiz - 28
- Burnaby - 55
- Burnaby East - 77
- Burnaby North - 365
- Burnaby South - 343
- Campbell River - 1
- Chilliwack - 221
- Cloverdale - 193
- Comox Valley - 10
- Coquitlam - 563
- Delta - 10
- Duncan - 41
- Esquimalt - 59
- Gulf Islands - 6
- Harrison Hot Springs - 13
- Harrison Mills - 1
- Hope - 22
- Ladner - 109
- Langford - 156
- Langley - 529
- Maple Ridge - 312
- Mill Bay - 2
- Mission - 65
- New Westminster - 444
- North Delta - 28
- North Island - 2
- North Saanich - 8
- North Surrey - 409
- North Vancouver - 747
- Oak Bay - 44
- Osoyoos - 1
- Parksville / Qualicum - 7
- Penticton - 8
- Pitt Meadows - 75
- Port Alberni - 2
- Port Coquitlam - 266
- Port Moody - 267
- Richmond - 1162
- Saanich East - 232
- Saanich West - 92
- Sardis - 153
- Sidney - 152
- Sooke - 39
- South Surrey White Rock - 713
- Surrey - 662
- Tsawwassen - 97
- Vancouver East - 998
- Vancouver West - 2482
- Victoria - 665
- View Royal - 46
- West Vancouver - 230
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