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Ottawa has to allow home prices to fall to make housing more affordable, experts say

Ottawa has to allow home prices to fall to make housing more affordable, experts say

"It's simply not possible to restore broad-based affordability to the middle class without prices going down," says Mike Moffatt, founding director of the Missing Middle Institute.
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Institutions flirt with premium offices in Vancouver

Institutions flirt with premium offices in Vancouver

Canadian players, poised to re-enter market, could create competition for foreign investors
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Opinion: B.C. is drowning in people but starving for homes

Opinion: B.C. is drowning in people but starving for homes

With record immigration and stagnant construction, housing affordability is collapsing—and policy is making it worse, not better
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Suburbs help drive office comeback as Metro Vancouver leasing heats up

Suburbs help drive office comeback as Metro Vancouver leasing heats up

Q1 activity hits pre-pandemic highs with Richmond, Burnaby and Surrey leading the charge while downtown still lags
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Bryan Yu: Buyers seize control as B.C. home sales hit a pandemic-era low

Bryan Yu: Buyers seize control as B.C. home sales hit a pandemic-era low

April slump in Metro Vancouver and Abbotsford-Mission marks fifth straight monthly decline, with prices falling and inventory surging
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Here’s what Vancouver council thinks about Holborn’s $2.8B development proposal

Here’s what Vancouver council thinks about Holborn’s $2.8B development proposal

Four-tower project would include 378 non-market homes in Downtown Eastside
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Photos: Tiny cabin on island near Vancouver selling for $177,000

Photos: Tiny cabin on island near Vancouver selling for $177,000

Another cabin nearby is on the market for under $500,000.
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Housing affordability in Canada unlikely to improve over the next two years: Desjardins report

Housing affordability in Canada unlikely to improve over the next two years: Desjardins report

It takes 7.5 years to save for a down payment for an average home in B.C.
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B.C. pushes ahead with short-term rental crackdown despite tourism warnings

B.C. pushes ahead with short-term rental crackdown despite tourism warnings

Summer travel surge looms as new rules force Airbnb and Vrbo to delist unregistered units starting next month
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Commercial real estate investment slows as expert questions future of asset class

Commercial real estate investment slows as expert questions future of asset class

Investment sales volume in Canada down 31% since 2023, says Altus Group.
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