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Opinion: Imbalance between new homes and new residents escalating unaffordability in B.C.

Opinion: Imbalance between new homes and new residents escalating unaffordability in B.C.

Growing wedge between the number of new homes being built in B.C. and population growth fuelled by surging in-migration is playing a starring role in the larger housing market story, according to BCBC economists
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'Worst is over' for Vancouver office market: Colliers

'Worst is over' for Vancouver office market: Colliers

But don't expect Vancouver office vacancies to start falling before 2025
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B.C. homeowners are 'staying the course' on mortgage payments

B.C. homeowners are 'staying the course' on mortgage payments

Mortgage delinquencies remain low but some anecdotal evidence shows cracks in financial resilience.
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Group says heating, cooling plant for Senakw development in Vancouver shouldn’t be approved just yet

Group says heating, cooling plant for Senakw development in Vancouver shouldn’t be approved just yet

'The duty to consult can no more be disregarded than the contractors building the associated towers can ignore building codes'
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Ultra-luxury single-family homes lead Vancouver’s top tier real estate market

Ultra-luxury single-family homes lead Vancouver’s top tier real estate market

Buyers returned with ‘vigilant confidence’ in the spring following uncertain start to the year
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‘One size fits all’ approach doesn't work for housing, say rural municipalities

‘One size fits all’ approach doesn't work for housing, say rural municipalities

North Saanich and Metchosin say they don’t have the infrastructure to support large-scale development
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CMHC says housing starts surged in June to slightly reverse downward trend

CMHC says housing starts surged in June to slightly reverse downward trend

OTTAWA — Canada's housing agency says the annual pace of housing starts in June posted its largest month-over-month increase in a decade to slightly reverse a downward trend seen in recent months. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
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Tesla is planning a huge delivery centre for Port Coquitlam. Here's what's happening

Tesla is planning a huge delivery centre for Port Coquitlam. Here's what's happening

Bosa Properties is seeking approval for a 60,000 sq-ft. service centre and delivery facility in Port Coquitlam.
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Vancouver ranked top city for rental parking, top three for pools and gyms

Vancouver ranked top city for rental parking, top three for pools and gyms

80 per cent of condos in Vancouver offer one parking spot, new data shows.
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Shorter fixed-rate mortgages take spotlight as borrowers feel pinch of higher rates

Shorter fixed-rate mortgages take spotlight as borrowers feel pinch of higher rates

TORONTO — Rapidly rising interest rates have transformed mortgage preferences as borrowers increasingly opt for shorter-term fixed-rate contracts.
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