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Fortune 500 company taps hot Vancouver property market

JLL buys Metro firm with focus on apartments By Kelly Sinoski, Vancouver Sun Fortune 500 company JLL has acquired a Vancouver real estate firm that specializes in commercial apartment buildings, underlying a growing desire among global investors, including in th...
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Vancouver apartment rental market ‘a mess

BY BARBARA YAFFE, VANCOUVER SUN   A massive infusion of offshore cash into the Lower Mainland’s multi-family residential property market is “disrupting the local development and investor communities,” resulting in bidding wars and a surge in the value of real estat...
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B.C. strata councils in ‘critical’ funding state

Owners ‘just don’t have the money’ for proper contingency funds BY BARBARA YAFFE, VANCOUVER SUN Strata depreciation reports have unearthed an alarming situation for B.C. condo owners: The overwhelming majority of strata units are carrying monthly maintenance fees th...
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LandlordBC Supports New Purpose-Built Rental Project

Rezoning 1755 West 14th Avenue/ Purpose-Built Rental Project With the continued chronic low vacancy rates for rental housing in Vancouver, the addition of 116 purpose-built rental units plus, the retention of an existing 134 unit secured rental building, is a welcom...