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Feds give Vancouver developers nearly $500M in loans to build 1,100 rental homes

Feds give Vancouver developers nearly $500M in loans to build 1,100 rental homes

Federal housing minister Sean Fraser was reluctant to share locations of all nine sites backed by the low-cost loans.
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Metro Vancouver's annual pace of housing starts fell 23% in July: CMHC

Metro Vancouver's annual pace of housing starts fell 23% in July: CMHC

Housing starts fell 10% nationwide compared with 23% in Metro Vancouver, says housing agency
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How one Vancouver organization is creating commercial real estate with a community mandate

How one Vancouver organization is creating commercial real estate with a community mandate

Community Impact Real Estate Society reimagines the purpose of property management
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July home sales see largest annual rise in two years: CREA

July home sales see largest annual rise in two years: CREA

July home sales saw the largest year-over-year increase in more than two years, but were little changed from June, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Tuesday. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, sales edged up 8.
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Why four days in the office a week is the ‘magic number’ for renewing leases

Why four days in the office a week is the ‘magic number’ for renewing leases

Companies with a higher number of mandated days in the office per week are more likely to renew, according to Colliers
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How the feds could push cities to build more homes — with a carrot or stick

How the feds could push cities to build more homes — with a carrot or stick

OTTAWA — From local zoning to community consultations, there are plenty of ways cities are hitting the brakes on residential construction, even as Canada faces a significant housing shortage.
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Housing minister says federal government should have stayed in housing game

Housing minister says federal government should have stayed in housing game

BURNABY, B.C. — Housing Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government should have never got out of the housing business even as high-income professionals are struggling to find affordable housing.
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Ryan Berlin: Vancouver's challenging housing market under the 'macro-scope'

Ryan Berlin: Vancouver's challenging housing market under the 'macro-scope'

Vancouver’s housing market is moving in the direction of more balance, but interest rates and home prices are conspiring to make housing more expensive
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Daycare boom drives Alberta retail space race as tenant costs rise

Daycare boom drives Alberta retail space race as tenant costs rise

Government funding aims to create 65K new childcare spaces by 2026
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Goods, businesses will move elsewhere if industrial land issue left unaddressed

Goods, businesses will move elsewhere if industrial land issue left unaddressed

Part 2 of a two-part story on that examines those consequences, and explores potential solutions
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