Toronto Just Got $2.7 Billion for Rentals. Metro Vancouver’s Presale Pipeline Is Heading the Other Way
Ottawa just put $2.7 billion into Toronto rental housing. BC’s federal deal was built to lower costs instead — and…
Independent analysis from the field. No press releases, no developer talking points — just the numbers and what they mean for buyers.
Manulife paid $48 million for a 57-unit North Vancouver rental townhouse complex at a 4.7 per cent cap rate, below what the seller paid in 2022. Why institutional capital is buying old buildings instead of…
Ottawa just put $2.7 billion into Toronto rental housing. BC’s federal deal was built to lower costs instead — and…
Back in July, before the public hearing, I wrote an explainer on the Villages Plan for anyone who did not…
Buying a floorplan versus a finished new home you can walk through: warranty clock, timing, financing, tax and where the…
What BC’s mandatory new home warranty actually covers: 2 years labour and materials, 5 years building envelope, 10 years structure,…
In May, a condo at Westbank’s Butterfly sold. It was the first resale in the building to close on MLS.…
Update, July 29, 2026: On July 28, Vancouver City Council rejected the Villages Plan in a 10-1 vote. I have…
Today in Vancouver, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier David Eby announced a landmark federal-provincial partnership that puts more than…
If you have been sitting on the sidelines waiting for the right moment to buy a presale condo in Metro…
A presale contract can top 200 pages. Here are the sections that actually affect you, and the boilerplate you can…
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