British Columbia / Alberta

Development Projects

Onni Group Advances New Surrey City Centre Master Plan Project With 2,700+ Units

The proposal would see Onni Group redevelop the Regency Gardens apartment complex near Whalley Athletic Park into five mid-rise buildings and seven high-rise buildings.

Real Estate News

BC Raises Taxes, Adjusts Housing Investments, And Partners With Build Canada Homes

The partnership between the federal and provincial governments will see Build Canada Homes contribute $170 million, and BC Housing contribute $640 million.

Real Estate News

CREA: Winter Storms Suppress January Home Sales

“The monthly decline in national home sales was driven primarily by less activity in the Greater Golden Horseshoe and Southwestern Ontario, suggesting that the story was probably more about a historic winter storm than a downshift in demand,” said Shaun Cathcart, CREA’s Senior Economist.

Development Projects

Peterson Ups Burnaby Blake Village Project To 5,250 Units As Site Prep Begins

Peterson is revising the plan for 6800 Lougheed Highway after Burnaby introduced a new OCP and height-based development framework.

Rental Is Having A Moment, And This Firm Is Building For It

Now, as demand for rental housing intensifies, Hazelview is ready to continue building — at scale, with impact, and with the conviction that comes from being prepared.

Renting

Rental Proving An Anchor In Canadian Real Estate For 2026

Activity on the ground shows rental housing isn’t slowing down. It's a realm of the real estate market that continues to resonate Canada-wide, month after month, in ways that suggest it’s here to stay.

Industry

Moving Day: January 2026 Industry Hires And Promotions

For your information, reference, and networking needs, here are the moves, hires, and promotions the real estate and development industry saw in January 2026.

Affordable Housing

Vancouver To Develop Affordable Multiplex Via Housing Design Catalogue, Federal Funds

The 12-unit project is set for 3122 SE Marine Drive, will cost $8.5 million, and will make use of both the Housing Accelerator Fund and Affordable Housing Innovation Fund.

Affordable Housing

Home Relocation Project Brings 17 Affordable Rentals To Sunshine Coast's shíshálh Nation

For the shíshálh Nation, the work resulted in 17 below-market rental homes, jobs for local workers, and new opportunities for skills training.

Real Estate News

Build Canada Homes Pulls From Public, Private Sectors For Exec Team

“Recruitment for mission-focused priority roles is underway through platforms including GC Jobs," says a spokesperson, "and additional hires will follow as the Agency stands up the teams driving partnerships, Indigenous collaboration, investment, and project delivery.”

Retail

Hudson's Bay Left Behind 15 Million Sq. Ft Of Space. What Happens To It Now?

Liquidating HBC's assets and closing all of its stores was the easy part — and has mostly been completed already. The hard part is determining what to do with the huge blocks of vacant space left in the company’s wake.

Development Projects

10 Major Metro Vancouver Developments Set To Complete In 2026

Developers like Anthem, Beedie, Chard, Concert, QuadReal, PCI, and Polygon all have notable projects set to complete this year.

Economy

End Of An (Easing) Era? Some Economists Warn Of BoC Hikes

The Canadian economy is acclimating to tariffs, and the Bank of Canada has room to nudge the policy rate if need be.

Featured

Preparing Your Home For Sale: The Complete Guide

Preparing a home for sale involves real costs: time, money, and disruption to your daily life. Understanding these realities should be taken into account at the early stages of considering a move, not after you've already committed.

British Columbia / Alberta

​The proposal would see Onni Group redevelop the Regency Gardens apartment complex near Whalley Athletic Park into five mid-rise buildings and seven high-rise buildings.

​The partnership between the federal and provincial governments will see Build Canada Homes contribute $170 million, and BC Housing contribute $640 million.

“The monthly decline in national home sales was driven primarily by less activity in the Greater Golden Horseshoe and Southwestern Ontario, suggesting that the story was probably more about a historic winter storm than a downshift in demand,” said Shaun Cathcart, CREA’s Senior Economist.

​Peterson is revising the plan for 6800 Lougheed Highway after Burnaby introduced a new OCP and height-based development framework.

Now, as demand for rental housing intensifies, Hazelview is ready to continue building — at scale, with impact, and with the conviction that comes from being prepared.

Activity on the ground shows rental housing isn’t slowing down. It's a realm of the real estate market that continues to resonate Canada-wide, month after month, in ways that suggest it’s here to stay.

For your information, reference, and networking needs, here are the moves, hires, and promotions the real estate and development industry saw in January 2026.

The 12-unit project is set for 3122 SE Marine Drive, will cost $8.5 million, and will make use of both the Housing Accelerator Fund and Affordable Housing Innovation Fund.

For the shíshálh Nation, the work resulted in 17 below-market rental homes, jobs for local workers, and new opportunities for skills training.

“Recruitment for mission-focused priority roles is underway through platforms including GC Jobs," says a spokesperson, "and additional hires will follow as the Agency stands up the teams driving partnerships, Indigenous collaboration, investment, and project delivery.”​

Liquidating HBC's assets and closing all of its stores was the easy part — and has mostly been completed already. The hard part is determining what to do with the huge blocks of vacant space left in the company’s wake.

​Developers like Anthem, Beedie, Chard, Concert, QuadReal, PCI, and Polygon all have notable projects set to complete this year.

​The Canadian economy is acclimating to tariffs, and the Bank of Canada has room to nudge the policy rate if need be.

Preparing a home for sale involves real costs: time, money, and disruption to your daily life. Understanding these realities should be taken into account at the early stages of considering a move, not after you've already committed.

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The proposal would see Onni Group redevelop the Regency Gardens apartment complex near Whalley Athletic Park into five mid-rise buildings and seven high-rise buildings.

The partnership between the federal and provincial governments will see Build Canada Homes contribute $170 million, and BC Housing contribute $640 million.

Peterson is revising the plan for 6800 Lougheed Highway after Burnaby introduced a new OCP and height-based development framework.

“Recruitment for mission-focused priority roles is underway through platforms including GC Jobs," says a spokesperson, "and additional hires will follow as the Agency stands up the teams driving partnerships, Indigenous collaboration, investment, and project delivery.”

Developers like Anthem, Beedie, Chard, Concert, QuadReal, PCI, and Polygon all have notable projects set to complete this year.

The Canadian economy is acclimating to tariffs, and the Bank of Canada has room to nudge the policy rate if need be.