Real estate news

July 7, 2025

Office transactions jump, leading market up to start 2025

Office sales surged in Metro Vancouver's commercial real estate market during the first quarter of 2025.

April 11, 2025

GVR's forecast for commercial real estate in 2025

See what Metro Vancouver's commercial market may look like in 2025.

April 3, 2025

2024 ends with fewest commercial transactions in a decade

For the second year in a row, commercial transaction volumes finished the year at the lowest level in over 10 years.

January 6, 2025

Deal volume drops after capital gains policy deadline

Increasing the capital gains inclusion rate significantly reduced commercial transactions in the Lower Mainland during Q3.

October 4, 2024

Transactions spike ahead of new capital gains deadline

Commercial transactions were up year-over-year in the second quarter of 2024.

July 2, 2024

Early signs of strength returning to commercial market

Transactions showed renewed signs of strength in 2024 Q1, with total transaction volumes over ten per cent year-over-year.

March 25, 2024

Commercial real estate market in 2023 slowest in four years

Year-over-year sales totals and dollar volumes were near lows last seen in 2019 in the commercial real estate market.

January 26, 2024

Commercial real estate begins to find its footing in Q3 2023

Although transactions are down, there appears to be an emerging pattern of stability coming back to the Lower Mainland's commercial market.

September 13, 2023

Commercial Leading Indicator jumps in Q2-2023

BCREA's article describes the economic activity in commercial real estate during Q2.

July 4, 2023

Commercial real estate market down in Q1 2023

Commercial real estate sales and dollar volumes had a slow start to 2023, with year-over-year declines across all property types.

April 3, 2023

Commercial real estate steady in 2022 despite higher costs

Despite challenges brought by the highest borrowing costs in ten years, commercial real estate held firm.

September 15, 2022

Commercial real estate sees fewer transactions in Q2 2002

Activity in the commercial real estate market edged down from the brisker pace at the start of the year.

June 22, 2022

Commercial market begins with steady sales, higher prices

A steady start to the 2022 commercial real estate market.

March 31, 2022

Commercial real estate sales heightened in 2021

Review the 2021 year-end stats for the Lower Mainland's commercial real estate market.

January 24, 2022

Commercial real estate recovery continued in Q3 2021

The increased activity seen in commercial real estate in the first half of 2021 carried into Q3.

October 29, 2021

Commercial real estate sees strong activity in Q2 2021

Review the stats for increased activity seen in commercial real estate in the Lower Mainland.

August 30, 2021

Important new rules for contaminated sites

Amendments to BC’s EMA and CSR came into force this year and include new requirements.

July 19, 2021

Commercial real estate activity rises in Q1 2021

The increased activity in the Lower Mainland’s commercial real estate market carried into the first quarter of 2021.

April 19, 2021

Commercial real estate regained momentum to end 2020

Sales in commercial real estate slowed as COVID-19 took hold and rebounded in the second half of the year.

March 3, 2021

Commercial Indicator Reaches High in Q4 2020

BCREA's CLI reached a new high since the start of the series in 1999.

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