Real Estate

Vacancy rates expected to tighten in 2025, says Avison Young specialist

Municipal obstacles to redevelopment prompted Wesbild to sell the 27.5-acre site

The city is planning a long-term project in hopes of making downtown Granville Street safer for pedestrians and commuters.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is forecasting a rebound in home sales and prices this year as homebuyers take advantage of improved borrowing conditions, but its outlook is clouded by the threat of widespread tariffs from the U.S.

Vancouver-based Beedie Living will construct 32-, 34- and 38-storey towers on Spring Street, near the Moody Centre SkyTrain station.

The number of homes that changed hands in the Vancouver area rose again last month, but the city's real estate board says new listings outpaced demand as sellers showed they're eager to enter the market.

“I think prices are going to hyper-inflate if they have to consider unknown tariffs coming in at an unknown time from an unknown direction,” says the head of the Vancouver Island Construction Association

Alden Chand, who took $200,000 from neighbours to buy himself a home, is no longer licensed but may still face regulatory hearing, according to B.C. Financial Services Authority

Staff say proposal to waive regional cost charges could increase below-market supply