Real Estate

CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts up 22% in April

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in April rose 22 per cent compared with March, powered by an increase in starts of multi-unit urban homes.

May 15, 2023 7:59 AM Read more >

Photos: The cheapest homes for sale in the Sea to Sky

Looking for something under $1 million? Look elsewhere

May 13, 2023 7:50 AM Read more >

Shayne Ramsay gone from Squamish Nation company behind Senakw towers

Provincial government report found former CEO of BC Housing broke conflict of interest rules

May 12, 2023 1:26 PM Read more >

Federal government to review Atira Women's Resource Society in aftermath of BC Housing audit

A report found former BC Housing CEO Shayne Ramsay shifted funding to Atira Women’s Resource Society, which is led by his wife Janice Abbott

May 12, 2023 12:00 PM Read more >

Whistler Valley Housing Society signs agreement on its first employee housing project in 40 years

The rental units at 1400 Mount Fee Road will be prioritized for essential service workers and social service agency clients

May 12, 2023 6:00 AM Read more >

Metro Vancouver affordable housing stock 'ramps up,' shifts to apartment units

Metro Vancouver is planning to build 2,000 new and redeveloped affordable housing units over the next 10 years after decades of stalled growth in its housing program.

May 12, 2023 6:00 AM Read more >

Prince George building permits slow down from 2022, still high

The City of Prince George issued permits for seven new industrial buildings worth a combined $28.9 million in the first three months of 2023.

May 11, 2023 4:33 PM Read more >

Metro Vancouver real estate enters ‘weird’ spring market

Pent-up buyer demand drives multiple offers, bidding wars and increase in activity

May 11, 2023 12:00 PM Read more >

Brivia Group enters B.C. market with luxury building

Curv expected to be Vancouver’s tallest tower and the world’s highest Passive House

May 9, 2023 1:00 PM Read more >

Data reveals the cities with the steepest — and cheapest — home closing costs in B.C.

The most affordable cities when it comes to home closing costs are: Kamloops, Powell River and Sooke

May 8, 2023 9:00 AM Read more >