News

• Vancouver-based developer opens sales after constructing condos by Neil Sharma

  Arguably the greatest risk to preconstruction condo purchases is show suites often don’t conceal the true state of delivered units. But a Vancouver developer has found a way around that

• Economy, employment boost purchasing power in Montreal by Ephraim Vecina

  Mortgage delinquency rates are remarkably low in both Montreal and Québec City

• Commercial market to reel from the impact of consumer insolvency by Ephraim Vecina

  Among the most at-risk sectors are construction, real estate, and rental/leasing

• Industrial lands fast disappearing: CBRE by Neil Sharma

  Demand for industrial space in Vancouver is so voracious that CBRE believes it could run out of land in a few years

• B.C.’s softening real estate segment to drag down the economy by Ephraim Vecina

  Energy sector megaprojects might help stimulate some growth, however

• Tech firms are the foundation of the commercial segment’s stability by Ephraim Vecina

  Innovators accounted for a significant number of pre-leased office space in Canadian cities

• Timber touted as building block of the future by Neil Sharma

  The cement sector is the second-largest industrial emitter of carbon dioxide, according to the International Energy Agency, and given the building boom that’s gripped the country’s largest cities, it is unlikely Canada will reduce emissions below 2030 targets

• Young Canadians still prefer single-detached homes over condos by Ephraim Vecina

  Increased low-cost condo supply does not strike at the heart of the affordability problem

• E-commerce is rapidly eating up Vancouver’s industrial space by Ephraim Vecina

  Warehouses are among the city’s most valuable commercial assets at present

• Less sales, lower prices are becoming the new normal by Ephraim Vecina

  Canada’s housing markets might have shifted drastically under the tighter lending rules