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Massive Westport Village Project May go Ahead After 18-year Delay
On July 25, 2023, 18 years after it was first suggested, Port Moody city council will consider fourth reading of amendments to the city's zoning and official community plan bylaws that would allow a massive mixed-use development by Andrew Peller Ltd. to procee…
Vancouver council approves developer's request to defer $10 million payment
City staff had recommended approving the request from Anthem Properties to alter the schedule for the developer's community amenity contributions, which was agreed upon when the city's previous council approved the rezoning in 2021 for a 127-unit, 33-storey lu…
Vancouver Council will consider a new policy to address the “pace of change” in the Broadway area
Vancouver staff recommendation to allow only five new development proposals per year flies in the face of earlier plans – and the city's desperate need for more rental units
An eight-lot land assembly in Coquitlam sells for $24.51 Million
The eight-lot 'Oakdale assembly' site, destined for a high-rise residential or mixed-use development close to the Burquitlam SkyTrain station, was sold under a bid process
0.80 acres multi-family rental building sells for $28M located at 6540 Telford Street, Burnaby, B.C.
The Telford Avenue 35,022-square-foot lot has development potential of 6.15 FSR close to the Metrotown SkyTrain station.
Greater Vancouver home sales up 77% from Jan., down 47% from last year: board says
The board says sales for the month in the area it covers totalled 1,808, down from 3,424 in February 2022 and roughly 33 per cent below the 10-year February sales average.
Redevelopment site sells for $9.5 Million located at 41 W Pender Street, Vancouver
Lot on West Pender Street has current commercial income potential and is approved for a mixed-use of retail, office and 16 units of residential rentals
Application received for multi-tower redevelopment of North Delta mall
The City of Delta has received an application to develop a four-building, 800-plus-home project on the current site of a shopping centre on Scott Road. A rezoning and development application for the 2.4-hectare Delta Shoppers Mall (8037 to 8087 120th St.), loc…
Greater Vancouver home sales up 162% compared to the same period in January 2023
After posting dismal numbers in January, early February data suggests sales are gaining strength and active listings are increasing
Metro Vancouver area drove rental demand in 2022 | CMHC
The rate for purpose-built rentals in the region fell below one per cent last year, while the average asking rent for vacant units is 43 per cent higher than occupied ones
Vancouver property owners can now start make their EHT property status declarations for the 2022 tax year
Properties declared or deemed vacant in the 2022 tax year will be taxed at a rate of three per cent of the property's 2022 assessed taxable value.
3.41 acres land assembly sells for $24.42 Million located at Langley, B.C.
The single-family lot assembly totals 3.4 acres and sold in late 2021 for higher-density multi-family rental development
1.5 acres land assembly in Vancouver sells for $100 Million
The Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and the University of B.C Hospital Foundation closed on this full city block property across from VGH in March 2022.
14 acres industrial land sells for $75 Million located at 12091 88th Avenue, Surrey, B.C.
Once the site of a newspaper printing plant, the site was sold for land value and eventual development
Metro Vancouver’s industrial vacancy rate ended 2022 unchanged at 0.2%, despite record volumes of new construction
No relief in sight as most space spoken for months ahead of completion
0.375 acres office building in Vancouver sells for $63 Million
Destined for higher-density redevelopment, the Robson Professional Building site in Vancouver sold for more than $12 million over
3.08 acres commercial site sells for $24 Million located at Langley, B.C.
Sale price was $1.35 million over list for commercial site with tenant in place and quick access to Trans-Canada Highway.
Vancouver Island sees 10% to 20% increase in property valuations, according to B.C. Assessment
'We've seen a strong road to recovery for industrial and commercial properties across the Vancouver Island region' says Jodie MacLennan, deputy assessor.
Vancouver’s Dec. home sales down 19.8% month-over-month | REBGV
In the final month of 2022, Vancouver suffered the effects of the winter market that have been seen widely across Canada – a cooldown in sales numbers. There were 1,295 sales in the Greater Vancouver area in December, down 19.8% month-over-month, accordi…
1.03 acres townhouse development sells for $3.2 Million located at Coquitlam, B.C.
The Burke Mountain land has a pre-application for residential development in the Smiling Creek neighbourhood plan.
Metro Vancouver on track for strong but not record-breaking performance in 2022
Metro Vancouver deals slow but stabilizing interest rates offer hope
Despite the sharp drop in sales, benchmark prices remained stable in December | REBGV
Housing sales accounted for more than 100 per cent of new listings added in Greater Vancouver during December
14.2 acres industrial land sells for $111 Million located at 19469 92 Avenue, Surrey
With frontage on 92 Avenue and an estimated two years to development, the land sold for $7.8 million per acre in the fourth quarter, 2022.
2 acres industrial land in Surrey sells for $14 Million
Two-lot assembly on 192 Street sold for $7 million per acre in the first quarter of 2022.
Calgary’s multi-family rental market is firing on all cylinders coming into 2023
Average rents are hitting $2.57 per square foot, the highest recorded rent per square foot in the last five years, while per-door sale prices are about half that of Vancouver
10-storey medical office next to the under-construction new St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver’s False Creek Flats
New $2.1 billion hospital, office and industrial buildings anchor 450-acre site in East Vancouver
6.5 acres development site in Surrey sells for $170 Million
The development site of older rental buildings is destined for approximately 2,000 homes in five new condominium towers, some as high as 44 storeys.
Close to 90% of Canadians will visit shopping malls in December | JLL Canada
Space constraints ensure Metro Vancouver mall resilience
November housing sales and price data continue downward spiral seen over the past seven months
November sale and price data remains dismal, but Metro Vancouver housing market could be ripe for buyers right now, analysts say
1.8 acres development land in Burnaby sells for $145 Million
The 80,000-square-foot, two-lot assembly eyed for high-density mixed-use development
Building List Count by City
- Abbotsford - 447
- Agassiz - 28
- Burnaby - 54
- Burnaby East - 78
- Burnaby North - 367
- Burnaby South - 348
- Campbell River - 1
- Chilliwack - 221
- Cloverdale - 194
- Comox Valley - 10
- Coquitlam - 566
- Delta - 10
- Duncan - 42
- Esquimalt - 59
- Gulf Islands - 6
- Harrison Hot Springs - 13
- Harrison Mills - 1
- Hope - 22
- Ladner - 110
- Langford - 156
- Langley - 541
- Maple Ridge - 312
- Mill Bay - 2
- Mission - 65
- New Westminster - 444
- North Delta - 29
- North Island - 2
- North Saanich - 8
- North Surrey - 412
- North Vancouver - 747
- Oak Bay - 44
- Osoyoos - 1
- Parksville / Qualicum - 7
- Penticton - 8
- Pitt Meadows - 75
- Port Alberni - 2
- Port Coquitlam - 268
- Port Moody - 268
- Richmond - 1161
- Saanich East - 232
- Saanich West - 92
- Sardis - 154
- Sidney - 152
- Sooke - 39
- South Surrey White Rock - 719
- Surrey - 667
- Tsawwassen - 98
- Vancouver East - 1003
- Vancouver West - 2495
- Victoria - 666
- View Royal - 46
- West Vancouver - 231
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