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Big data drives operating efficiencies as properties automate controls

Big data drives operating efficiencies as properties automate controls

Millions of datapoints feed into greener, cleaner buildings
Les Leyne: Vivid housing lawsuits embarrass NDP

Les Leyne: Vivid housing lawsuits embarrass NDP

The province has been in court chasing a dozen or more people who allegedly lied their way into buying affordable housing when they didn’t qualify.
Executing B.C.'s new housing legislation 'very challenging'

Executing B.C.'s new housing legislation 'very challenging'

Municipalities forced to 'rejig' systems, navigate capacity issues and work around a one-size-fits-all approach.
How Ryan Beedie is building on a 70-year legacy of development and donation

How Ryan Beedie is building on a 70-year legacy of development and donation

Well-known developer on taking his company to new heights, while remaining true to its Burnaby-based community roots
Okanagan developers hit by soaring construction costs, projects stalled

Okanagan developers hit by soaring construction costs, projects stalled

B.C. housing crisis worsens as developers struggle with costs
Surrey's tech hub gets housing boost from private partnership

Surrey's tech hub gets housing boost from private partnership

First time a residential component is included in Surrey's health and tech district
Discount-price condos were to be sold only to first-time buyers; 13 sued for buying when they didn't qualify

Discount-price condos were to be sold only to first-time buyers; 13 sued for buying when they didn't qualify

Civil suits filed by B.C. Housing allege 13 of the units at Vivid at the Yates on Johnson Street went to people who already owned property, or who rented out their units instead of living in them.
$8.6M lawsuit against stalled Richmond Atmosphere project dismissed in court

$8.6M lawsuit against stalled Richmond Atmosphere project dismissed in court

Directors, shareholders and investors applied to dismiss a contractor's lawsuit against them for unpaid work.
B.C. home insurance prices surge 7.63% in one year, says report

B.C. home insurance prices surge 7.63% in one year, says report

Climate change, severe weather events putting pressure on home insurance prices, according to My Choice Financial Inc.
B.C., Ontario mortgage-holders increasingly missed payments in Q4, Equifax says

B.C., Ontario mortgage-holders increasingly missed payments in Q4, Equifax says

TORONTO — Consumers in Ontario and British Columbia increasingly missed payments on mortgages and credit cards in the fourth quarter of 2023, Equifax Canada said.