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Mortgage Rates
The Bank of Canada today published a report summarizing the feedback it received from stakeholders and the Canadian public during consultations on its monetary policy framework.
This Week’s Top Stories
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada’s Fake GDP Growth: Fictitious Rents Add More Than Oil Fictitious rents are driving Canada’s recent GDP growth surprise, even more than ene...
New Development
One of Vancouver’s major animation studios is preparing to leave its existing Mount Pleasant home after a decade, with the City of Vancouver now set to become the tenant of the entire office building. Vancouver’s municip...
New Development
Located near Vancouver’s easternmost boundary, a commercial and warehouse building that was affected by a deadly neighbouring construction accident just over four years ago is now slated to become a data centre. A new de...
New Development
BC SPCA is finally moving ahead with its long-planned project of building a brand-new modern and expanded animal hospital and shelter in Vancouver. A new development permit application has been submitted to redevelop the...
Renting
A major branded merchandise distributor is significantly expanding its Metro Vancouver operations with a new warehouse on Annacis Island, in what developer Grosvenor says is its largest industrial lease in Canada in near...
Lifestyle
If the stunning Pacific Northwest vibes of the Cullen house in Twilight fit your aesthetic, this Edmonton home might be the one for you. Located at 13611 82nd Ave. NW, just off Buena Vista Road with easy access to the ri...
Government & Policy
With just over two months to go before the October 2026 civic election, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is escalating his pressure on the BC NDP-led provincial government to establish involuntary mental health care capacity with...
Housing Market
Despite there presently only being an unfinished structure at a West Vancouver address, it’s listed for nearly $13 million, and it sounds like there’s some serious interest in it, according to a realtor. 2345 Kadlec Crt....
New Development
Summer roadwork season continues in Metro Vancouver, and a major project is closing a highway for two nights next week. The Ministry of Transportation and Transit is advising drivers and commuters to expect overnight del...
Government & Policy
OneCity Vancouver is promising to make it cheaper to install heat pumps, provide cooling systems to hundreds of vulnerable residents, and reverse building-related climate policy changes made under Mayor Ken Sim and the A...
Mortgage Rates
Robert McLister: If government borrowing costs rise, interest payments swell federal deficits and rates rise further — and the loop feeds itself
Renting
The B.C. Ministry of Housing celebrated the most recent rental report from Rentals.ca and suggested that the province is on a “generational path to prosperity.” Rentals.ca released its August 2026 national rent report ea...
Mortgage Rates
Robert McLister: Friday's jobs report made fixed rates look more appetizing, but people are still gobbling up variable rates
Renting
A new report says the average national asking rent fell four per cent in July compared with last year and now stands at $2,037.
Home Buyers
Buying a home in Vancouver isn’t impossible. Yes, you read that right. Having a solid grasp on your finances and advice you can trust are key in locking down a mortgage solution that works for you, but that leaves the qu...
Government & Policy
British Columbia's housing minister said her government is working with Ottawa to help fund the infrastructure needed as it pushes to build more homes in the province.
Housing Market
A sprawling private island estate on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia was recently sold for what was a record-setting price, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada announced this week.Spanning 93 acres, Turnagain Is...
New Development
Real estate insolvencies have been a dime a dozen over the past few years, but 736 Bathurst Street is proof that, sometimes, they come out of the other side. A new development application from MOD Developments and Montez...
Government & Policy
Time is running out to visit one of B.C.’s popular public heritage sites, as the Point Ellice House on Vancouver Island is set to close this month. The Government of BC announced this week that the public heritage destin...
Housing Market
A new real estate report shows apartments are seeing the biggest year-over-year price drop among all property types in Calgary, with prices down nearly nine per cent. The Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) released its Jul...
Government & Policy
Two Richmond mayoral candidates who are both sitting city councillors agree that losing the Richmond Night Market would be a major blow to their city and the Metro Vancouver region as a whole, but they differ over how fa...
Opinion
Written for Daily Hive Urbanized by Jeff Brown, who is the executive vice president of NorthStar Development. He has more than 20 years of experience in commercial real estate and also owns and oversees Westwynd Real Est...
Government & Policy
Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley will seek a third consecutive term in the October 2026 civic election. Hurley officially announced his re-election campaign today. The former firefighter was first elected mayor in 2018, receivi...
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