Vancouver Real Estate

• City of Vancouver fences off collapsing garage of $4M home

  A multi-million dollar home in Kitsilano has the attention of the City of Vancouver and the neighbourhood because part of it is falling apart.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2024
  
• Sales of Greater Vancouver homes increase 3.3% from last year

  Greater Vancouver Realtors says there were 2,831 home sales in the region last month, compared with 2,741 sales recorded in April 2023.

  Canada

  May 2, 2024
  
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• East Vancouver tower proposal revised again, this time with 100% rental units

  The Broadway Commercial project now proposes towers that are 35, 36 and 39 storeys in height, containing 882 market-rate rentals and 99 below-market rentals.

  Politics

  Feb 6, 2024
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• Vancouver region closes 2023 with higher home sales, average price of over $1.1 million

  The board says 1,345 homes changed hands in December, a 3.2 per cent increase from the same month in 2022, but 36.4 per cent below the 10-year seasonal average.

  Economy

  Jan 3, 2024
• Social housing waitlist grows 27 per cent in Metro Vancouver

  Metro Vancouver's Housing Data Book for December 2023 shows BC Housing's wait-list grew 27 per cent in the region since 2022.

  Politics

  Dec 22, 2023
• Vancouver home sales rise amid ‘balanced’ market as newly-listed properties add to supply

  The composite benchmark home price in November for Metro Vancouver was $1,185,100, a 4.9 per cent increase from November 2022 and a one per cent decrease from October 2023.

  Economy

  Dec 4, 2023
• Collapse at Coquitlam construction site leaves gaping hole in shoring wall

  Within a minute, a massive section of the wall gives way to tonnes of soil, forming a gaping hole. As dirt piles up at the base of the site, the anchors can be seen sticking out. 

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2023
• Vancouver Park Board fore-goes using golf course land for housing

  "As the city builds out to higher densities, these golf courses are critical large green space reserves for generations to come," states a report to the Vancouver Park Board.

  Politics

  Oct 31, 2023
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• B.C. urban planner swings big, advocates for new housing on public golf courses

  Urban planner Patrick Condon admits its a political and controversial proposal, but he believes it makes good sense to build homes on public golf courses.

  Politics

  Oct 4, 2023
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• Vancouver’s industrial land shortage has reached ‘crisis’ level, report finds

  The average cost of industrial land has tripled in the past five years, with average costs now roughly six times higher in Metro Vancouver than in Calgary, the report found.

  Politics

  Sep 14, 2023