2026-06-19 12:18
Forêt Forest Hill Breaks Ground: Canderel’s Bold Move in a Stalled Market
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Density & Upzoning News
Topic: Density · Greater Vancouver real estate intelligence
What question does this page answer?
It translates real estate, city, and market news into local decision context: supply, affordability, rental pressure, development timing, ownership costs, and buyer/investor risk in Vancouver and Burnaby.
What should buyers watch?
Policy, rates, supply, rent pressure and neighbourhood change that may affect budget, choice, negotiation and carrying cost.
What should investors watch?
Cash flow, regulation, insurance, financing, rental rules and project feasibility, not one headline as a buy/sell signal.
How is news handled?
Reported facts are separated from commentary. Analysis prioritizes Burnaby, Vancouver, BC policy and local market experience.
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2026-06-22 10:33
GTA New Home Sales Rebound in May 2026, Led by Low-Rise Sector
New home sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)…
2026-06-22 05:05
The Respect Problem: Why Real Estate Needs More Realtors and Fewer Sales Reps
Rob Dundas, a Realtor® with experience in the Gre…
2026-06-19 11:41
Montreal and Toronto Compete to Host NATO-Linked Defence Bank
Montreal and Toronto are currently competing to h…
2026-06-15 16:30
Metro Vancouver’s Housing Shift: Mayors Challenge Provincial Mandates
Sixteen Metro Vancouver mayors have formally call…
2026-06-18 15:25
Canada's $5 Billion B.C. Infrastructure Push
The federal government has announced a major inve…
2026-06-18 14:09
Montreal bids for NATO bank HQ with free tower space
A consortium of three Montreal-based companies—Si…
2026-06-17 17:08
A $350M Mount Pleasant tower is in the works, but 21 residents at Oak St. face displacement by July 31
Coast Mental Health has unveiled plans for a 29-s…
2026-06-17 16:13
The Chill on Development: Why Port Coquitlam’s Mayor Says B.C.’s Upzoning Mandate Is Failing
As the June 30 municipal deadline for updating co…
2026-06-17 15:29
From Expo 86 to Today: How Aldila Survived Vancouver’s Retail Shifts
Aldila, a boutique retailer specializing in slow…
2026-06-17 07:57
Vancouver's New Social Housing Tower: 364 Units and Mental Health Services at East 11th
Coast Mental Health has submitted a rezoning appl…
2026-06-17 10:39
Days Inns - Canada Marks Four Years of Support for Food Banks Canada
Days Inns - Canada has extended its partnership w…
2026-06-17 09:00
Surrey sends 38-storey mosque-housing tower to public hearing
素里 council has approved sending a controversial r…
2026-06-17 00:41
Peace in Iran Isn't Enough: Why ECB Officials Fear Persistent Energy Inflation
European Central Bank officials are signaling tha…
2026-06-16 11:27
Peterson Revises 3-Building Metrotown Project To 1,065 Units
Peterson Group has submitted a revised rezoning a…
2026-06-16 14:19
Spring Market At Last? Canadian Home Sales Jumped 5.5% In May
Canadian home sales recorded across MLS® Systems…
2026-06-16 12:04
Canada among the most unaffordable housing markets in the world
The 2026 edition of the Demographia International…
2026-06-16 00:52
Burnham’s UK Industrial Revival Plan Unlikely to Bring Back Jobs
Bond markets initially reacted negatively to prop…
2026-06-15 16:30
Much fewer detached houses being built in Metro Vancouver
The City of Vancouver council unanimously approve…
2026-06-15 13:20
U.S. Emergency Oil Reserve Hits 43-Year Low as Trump Drains SPR to Tame Gas Prices
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) has dr…
2026-06-15 11:00
Why the Interior and areas outside Metro Vancouver have higher drinking rates
A recent report from B.C.'s provincial health off…
2026-06-12 21:30
New 19-storey highrise proposed for West Vancouver's Ambleside area
A new 19-storey residential tower has been propos…
2026-06-12 16:56
Canadian Elon Musk holds title many wish didn't exist: World's first trillionaire
Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire o…
2026-06-12 16:00
B.C. Government Weighs Social Services Super-Ministry
The British Columbia government has initiated a c…