Real Estate News

What B.C.'s first rental zoning could mean for Burnaby's housing market

The city has the power to zone areas for rental-only, but hasn't decided how to use it

Dec 5, 2018 9:35 AM Read more >

Metro Vancouver home sales down 42.5% in November

Following October’s slight uptick, November’s transactions are hit with double-whammy of cooling market and slower season

Dec 4, 2018 11:52 AM Read more >

Opinion: Naive politicians will keep Metro Vancouver tenants in turmoil

New legislation may end up harming the tenants it's designed to help, says Western Investor editor Frank O'Brien

Dec 3, 2018 1:11 PM Read more >

Time to soften – or scrap – one-year-old mortgage stress test, says building industry

Measure has already done its job of cooling housing market, and rise in interest rates means it’s going too far, argue builders

Dec 3, 2018 10:48 AM Read more >

Opinion: What Vancouver’s impressive Empty Homes Tax revenue tells us

Not even the City’s seemingly optimistic projections had predicted this much revenue – but does that make the tax a success?

Nov 30, 2018 10:53 AM Read more >

Revised plan for hotel at Coquitlam's Hard Rock Casino approved

Although it's been more than seven years after first proposed, construction start not determined

Nov 30, 2018 10:36 AM Read more >

Coquitlam considers hiking development fees on new homes

Costs of servicing are going up, says city’s finance GM, which means cost to build new homes must rise too

Nov 30, 2018 10:33 AM Read more >

Why Burnaby's rental vacancy rate rose as demolitions surged

Latest rental statistics show the total number of rental units dropped in 2018 as average rents rose

Nov 30, 2018 7:49 AM Read more >

Detached home prices plunging? Not exactly (INFOGRAPHIC)

You may think Metro Vancouver’s single-family home prices are in freefall – but our infographic suggests otherwise

Nov 29, 2018 1:08 PM Read more >

Vancouver’s empty homes tax revenue higher than expected

City anticipates collecting $38 million — $8 million higher than predicted

Nov 29, 2018 1:07 PM Read more >