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With a few exceptions, BC’s construction industry will grow at a manageable pace for the next several years, thanks mainly to mining and utilities-related projects, and a modest housing recovery. A new forecast scenario released by the Construction Sector Council, Construction Looking Forward: An assessment of construction labour markets for British Columbia from 2011-2019, says new mining ...

The value of building permits issued by municipalities in British Columbia slipped 5.7% (seasonally adjusted) in December. An increase was recorded in residential permits (+2.4%), while drop-offs in the industrial (-38.6%), commercial (-20.8%), and institutional (-1.6%) sectors pushed total non-residential intentions down 17.1%. There was considerable variability among the province’s urb ...

To support the development of the Built Green™ BC Renovation Training Program, CHBA BC has been awarded a financial grant from the BC Real Estate Foundation. The Real Estate Foundation of BC aims to be a pivotal connection in making land use knowledge and practice in BC a model for the world, aligning resources and leading learning relating to sustainable land use practices. The Foundati ...

BC Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales are forecast to increase 8 per cent from 74,640 units in 2010 to 80,900 units this year, and increase another 4 per cent to 83,950 units in 2012.

“British Columbia housing markets are returning to normalcy after two ...

For the fifth year in a row, Vancouver has been named the most livable city in the world. Still riding an Olympic high from hosting the Vancouver 2010 Games, the city beat out Melbourne, Australia and Vienna, Austria as the place where people most choose to live. Two other Canadian cities, Toronto and Calgary, also made the Economist Intelligence Unit’s top ten list at fourth and fifth r ...

“The nominations we received for the fourth annual award were all outstan ...

Seasonally adjusted national home sales activity rose 4.5 per cent in January 2011 compared to the previous month, reaching the highest level since April 2010. Led by Vancouver and Toronto, seasonally adjusted sales activity posted m ...