North Shore Real Estate News

Residential price drop failing to ease Metro Vancouver’s housing crisis

“Prices will double between 2016 and 2041,” economist says. “And it wouldn’t surprise me if that’s on the low side.”

Apr 18, 2019 10:16 AM Read more >

B.C. home sales see chilly March, sliding 23%

Market activity still dampened, largely due to federal mortgage policy, says B.C. Real Estate Association

Apr 16, 2019 7:33 AM Read more >

Luxury high-rise condos are ‘guzzling electricity,’ says BC Hydro

High-end condos haven’t just put affordability out of reach for most people – they’re also pigs when it comes to electricity. That’s according to a BC Hydro report release today (Friday).

Apr 12, 2019 10:34 AM Read more >

EDITORIAL: Out with the influx

The gold rush that gripped the real estate market for a decade leading up to 2016 is over. But the lasting legacy of that unregulated influx of foreign capital into the housing market is still apparent.

Apr 11, 2019 3:51 PM Read more >

One in 10 West Vancouver homes foreign owned

'Astronaut' families captured in latest federal stats

Apr 11, 2019 3:43 PM Read more >

B.C.'s average construction start value down 70% from peak

Vancouver Island has highest average construction start value, Metro Vancouver has highest total

Apr 10, 2019 3:31 PM Read more >

‘WTF’ factor driving Metro Vancouver’s industrial innovation

Developers hope to stack and pack sites to keep lease, strata costs under control

Apr 10, 2019 2:01 PM Read more >

‘Interim period of chaos’ stalling development in Metro Vancouver

One of the biggest barriers to development in Greater Vancouver may be newly elected municipal governments in the region.

Apr 10, 2019 1:47 PM Read more >

Wood investment turns into gold for developer

With mass timber set for the mainstream, the one challenge could be producing enough for both encapsulated and exposed uses

Apr 10, 2019 11:28 AM Read more >

More than half of Canadians would wait a year to buy a home: poll

As buyers continue to sit on the sidelines, poll uncovers reasons for waiting, plus other homebuyer trends

Apr 9, 2019 2:32 AM Read more >