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Allow commercial, industrial vacant property tax, UBCM urges

Allow commercial, industrial vacant property tax, UBCM urges

Tax needed to encourage building and business growth, New Westminster councillor says.
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Ottawa backs construction of 215 Vancouver rental units with $108M loan

Ottawa backs construction of 215 Vancouver rental units with $108M loan

Marcon Development plans 19-storey purpose built rental high-rise
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Why it's taking up to 10 months to issue a building permit in Vancouver

Why it's taking up to 10 months to issue a building permit in Vancouver

Data disputes city's claims of four-week processing time
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Trio of options unveiled for Kelowna’s former Tolko mill site

Trio of options unveiled for Kelowna’s former Tolko mill site

Long-awaited mixed-use waterfront development will include up to 3,500 homes on a near 40-acre site in Kelowna’s north end
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Freeland introduces bill to remove GST off rental developments, amend competition law

Freeland introduces bill to remove GST off rental developments, amend competition law

OTTAWA — The federal government is moving forward with its promise to remove GST charges off new rental developments and to strengthen the country's competition law.
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‘It's going to be important’: B.C. housing minister hints at upcoming legislation

‘It's going to be important’: B.C. housing minister hints at upcoming legislation

B.C.'s housing and finance ministers mostly cagey about upcoming initiatives while attending UBCM
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Metro Vancouver's industrial land shortage threatens future of B.C.’s trade economy

Metro Vancouver's industrial land shortage threatens future of B.C.’s trade economy

Forecasts show that the port authority may not be able handle growth from rising demand.
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Short-term rentals eating up 19% of B.C. housing availability: study

Short-term rentals eating up 19% of B.C. housing availability: study

Explosive growth in short-term rentals is having major impacts on rents and availability.
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Metro Vancouver's early September housing data signals market shift

Metro Vancouver's early September housing data signals market shift

Greater Vancouver listings are increasing as sales are slowing, according to mid-month numbers from the real estate board
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New-home data highlights lack of 'missing middle' housing: insider

New-home data highlights lack of 'missing middle' housing: insider

Few townhomes and houseplexes — "missing middle" housing — are being built in Greater Victoria, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s monthly survey of new housing construction.
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