Real Estate

Safeguards like the land-title registry system make title fraud difficult to commit in B.C., experts say. But there are things homeowners can do to protect themselves.

Industry says clarity on upcoming building targets, support from Ottawa could help

Mass timber technology a bright spot for an industry still facing challenges

The province will have to find housing for the 20 per cent of newcomers it absorbs, on top of current needs.

Home resale activity is showing signs of stabilizing after dropping to low levels

The rate for purpose-built rentals in the region fell below one per cent last year, while the average asking rent for vacant units jumped 43 per cent year over year

TORONTO — The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says last year's surging rental market left the country with the lowest vacancy rate for purpose-built rentals since 2001. The federal housing agency says the vacancy rate for such properties sat at 1.

Mortgage and title fraudsters who impersonate homeowners and tenants have targeted at least 32 properties in Ontario and British Columbia, investigators and official warnings suggest.

The redevelopment represents the most extensive project in the history of the Jewish community in Western Canada, according to the JWest Capital Campaign.