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  1. How Covid-19 affects metropolitan areas in terms of living in major cities

    The new Canada: How COVID-19 pushed real estate buyers into the hinterland Tristan HopperThe Vancouver Sun A promotional shot from Live for the Moment NB, a campaign by the Government of New Brunswick to lure remote workers to the province. Photo by Live for the Moment NB It was last June when Haligonians started noticing […]

  2. Different marketing strategy used by Mount Pleasant instead of traditional brochure

    Mount Pleasant commercial building project launches with own playlist Joanne Lee -YoungThe Vancouver Sun

  3. Freezing rents for 18 months can only increase 2 percent for landlords

    Extended rental freeze ‘a tipping point’ for smaller landlords Frank O’BrienWestern Investor  Demonizing landlords, extending a rental increase freeze for a full year, capping rent increases at the rate of inflation and restricting renovations in a market where most apartment buildings are more than 50 years old are all now the policy of the B.C. […]

  4. 36th storey tower – worth $10 million highest-priced condo listing in the history of Okanagan

    Kelowna penthouse sets a $10 million milestone Mariam HalpennyWestern Investor — Lakeview condo most expensive in Okanagan history. | Sotheby’s. High above Okanagan Lake on the 36th storey of One Water Street’s east tower, the penthouse worth $10 million is the highest-priced condo listing in the history of Okanagan real estate. “It’s a 4,500 square-foot […]

  5. Condo investor recent return of interest in presale market

    Condo developers perk up as buyers return to Metro Vancouver presale market Jaonne Lee-YoungThe Vancouver Sun A conceptual photo from Centra, a project from the Everest Group of Companies in Surrey, which is getting back on track after pandemic delays. Photo by Everest Group of Companies /PNG What a big difference a few months can […]

  6. 42 – storey Mixed Family Building located at 300 Main Street, Winnipeg

    Winnipeg’s tallest tower nears 42nd floor WI StaffWestern Investor — Construction photo at 300 Main Street on March 8, 2021. Winnipeg is seeing completion of the tallest tower in the city as a $165 million, mixed-use mammoth building finishes construction near the intersection of Portage and Main. It is also the largest multi-family rental build […]

  7. 2021 issued building permits increase 300 percent compared to February 2020 despite of pandemic

    Prince George building permits soar 300 per cent Arthur WilliamsWestern Investor — New homes under construction in Prince George. | Citizen The value of building permits in Prince George, B.C., continued strong, with a more than 300 per cent increase in the value of permits issued in February, compared to February 2020. The city issued […]

  8. The advantage of purchasing a pre-sales condominium unit

    Real estate investment Part 2: condo pre-sales and LPs Frank O’BrienWestern Investor Vancouver real estate investor Ralph Case helped his son buy a pre-sale condominium in central Surrey in the summer of 2016, putting $30,000 down for a $200,000 apartment scheduled for completion in late 2018. In the summer of 2018, months before the project […]

  9. Metro Vancouver region is experiencing a critical shortage of industrial land – Regional Industrial Lands Strategy

    Metro municipalities retain industrial land control Graeme WoodWestern Investor — New industrial development in South Vancouver.| PC Urban An attempt by Metro Vancouver to strengthen industrial land protection at the regional level, at the expense of municipal autonomy over land use has hit a brick wall. A recommendation from Metro Vancouver’s regional planning committee to […]

  10. Covid-19 pandemic cause increase demand for housing

    $1 million barrier smashed in Toronto Ari AltstedterMortgage Broker News