Vancouver will face a shortfall of apartment units following its hosting of the Winter Olympic Games as there are very few major sites left to develop.
Vancouver Real Estate News
Reality Check for Games Renters
Vancouver homeowners are still struggling to rent property to Games visitors even after slashing prices.
Property Sales ‘go with the flow’
A strong wave of property sales through British Columbia’s southern and coastal property markets in December should continue well into the new year.
Massive Condo Build Given Go-ahead
Vancouver City Council has passed proposals for four new massive downtown Vancouver condo high-rise towers.
Slow start, strong finish for housing market in 2009
After beginning the year at near record low sales levels, buyers’ confidence in the Greater Vancouver housing market quickly returned
Victoria Home Boost for Sellers
Victoria is a ‘seller’s market’ where home prices will stay strong according to a realtor forecast released this week.
Strong Market Forecast for 2010
Growing confidence in an economic recovery this year will boost an already strengthening housing market according to a recent survey.
Property Assessments Hold Steady
Property assessments in Cowichan Valley have escaped the steep rise and fall of the real estate market.
New Management for Vancouver’s Historic Hotel
Vancouver’s most historic hotel is to be run by new five-star management, specialist property developers Rosewood Hotels and Resorts.
Property Values ‘remarkably stable’
In its annual property assessment posted Monday, independent Crown ageny B.C. Assessment has described the market as “remarkably stable”.
Metro Home Prices ‘to grow 7.2 per cent’
A leading reality firm has predicted that home prices in Metro Vancouver will grow by another 7.2 per cent in 2010.
Vancouver Property On the Up
Vancouver is leading the way in bucking the sluggish property market according to a recent survey.
Three New Hotels Race to Olympic Finish
Three newly constructed luxury hotels in Vancouver are pushing deadlines to the limit in readiness for the Winter Olympics next month.
Property Boost for Lower Mainland
After plummeting lows Vancouver’s Lower Mainland real estate markets saw a rush in the second half of 2009
Vancouver Homeless Get Extra Shelter
Vancouver’s homeless are getting more help with the opening in the run-up to next month’s Winter Olympics.