Staff Writer & Western Lead

Commercial

Westbank Sells Remaining Stake In Deloitte Summit & Toronto House For $60.5M

Allied Properties REIT acquired stakes in Deloitte Summit and Toronto House from Westbank in March 2024, then acquired the remaining interest in December.

Real Estate News

Sellers Off To Active Start In 2025 In Vancouver Resale Market

​Buyer demand has been gaining steam the past few months, but it was sellers who were more active in January.

Construction

Housing Development Expected To Pause If Tariff Threat Turns Into Trade War

The tariffs have resulted in a pause on investment, which will delay development for several months, Vancouver developers warn.

Retail

Shato Holdings Buys Willowbrook Park Shopping Centre In Langley For $137M

​The Willowbrook Park shopping centre sits at 6131 200 Street, 6263 200 Street, and 19888 Willowbrook Drive in Langley.

Profiles

BC Minister Of Housing Ravi Kahlon On His New Mandate And The Year Ahead

​Kahlon discusses the suite of legislation that municipalities spent the past year implementing and what to expect from his ministry in 2025.

Industrial

Manulife Sells Two Industrial Properties In Coquitlam To Belkorp For $71.3M

The two industrial properties Manulife sold are located at 91-93 Glacier Avenue and 2338-2440 Canoe Avenue in Coquitlam.

Policy

How To Use British Columbia's Land Owner Transparency Registry

​The Province launched the Land Owner Transparency Registry in 2020 in an attempt to end hidden land ownership in BC.

Construction

How Developers Think About Parking In The Age Of Transit-Oriented Development

Metro Vancouver developers have much more freedom now that minimum parking requirements have been cut in many places.

Office

QuadReal Sells 5-Building Meadowvale Corporate Centre In Mississauga For $40.1M

​The Meadowvale Corporate Centre sits at 2000 Argentia Road in Mississauga and was sold by QuadReal to Aaxel Insurance.