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February 2, 2016

Vancouver offers city land in bid for social-housing cash from Ottawa

By: Bill Curry AND Frances Bula OTTAWA and VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is offering $250-million worth of city-owned property as part of an ambitious prebudget pitch to the federal government for new affordabl...

February 2, 2016

BC Safety Authority notifies 14 building owners of potential fines and elevator shut-downs

BC Safety Authority notifies 14 building owners of potential fines and elevator shut-downs New Westminster, BC, January 28, 2016—BC Safety Authority (BCSA) has notified 14 building owners in British Columbia that they will face a $15,000 fine and have their potentia...

February 1, 2016

Government action needed on land shortage crisis: developers

By Peter Mitham Business in Vancouver Show Leadership They’re not making any more land, a truism with real-life implications for an increasing number of players in the Lower Mainland’s development sector. “Fundamentally, we’ve run out of single-family land,...

January 29, 2016

11-storey rental apartment tower planned for Uptown in Saanich

Andrew Duffy / Times Colonist The first residential building planned for Uptown will be an 11-storey structure with 134 rental suites and townhomes, according to plans submitted to Saanich. The development at the corner of Carey Road and Ravine Way will also off...

January 25, 2016

Victoria Community Coalition Raises Concerns

News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 25, 2016 Mount Edwards Community Awareness Coalition launch to highlight community concerns about proposed lo...

January 22, 2016

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...

January 22, 2016

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...

January 20, 2016

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...

January 19, 2016

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...

January 18, 2016

B.C. guide dog legislation to take effect Monday Jan 18

New rules includes larger fines for refusing service to people with guide dogs By CBC News New legislation will start being enforced on Monday, Jan. 18 to crack down on people with fake guide or service dogs, and protect those with real ones. The Guide Dog ...