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The 31st Annual Georgie Awards Gala recently fêted B.C. builders, renovators and interior designers

The 31st Annual Georgie Awards Gala recently fêted B.C. builders, renovators and interior designers

The 2023 finalists and winners represent an impressive range of local builders, renovators, interior designers, and marketers
Gregory Martel and company no longer allowed to act as mortgage brokers

Gregory Martel and company no longer allowed to act as mortgage brokers

The B.C. Financial Services Authority said investigators obtained evidence indicating Martel and Shop Your Own Mortgage had conducted business “in a manner prejudicial to the public interest”
Vancouver, Victoria, Kamloops on B.C. government’s 'housing target' list

Vancouver, Victoria, Kamloops on B.C. government’s 'housing target' list

Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon: "I expect most communities will be cooperating fully."
Making B.C.'s Class B and C offices more welcoming

Making B.C.'s Class B and C offices more welcoming

Flexible lease terms, ‘collaboration space’ could help lure remote workers and their employers, to lower-cost space, Altus Group says
Lantzville daycare evicted from church despite $350K in reserve

Lantzville daycare evicted from church despite $350K in reserve

“You can go to a lot of buildings in Victoria that are going to be in the same category [as the Lantzville church] which aren’t being evacuated,” says an engineer who assessed the heritage building
Vancouver councillor wants to ban natural gas stoves and fireplaces

Vancouver councillor wants to ban natural gas stoves and fireplaces

Coun. Adriane Carr will put forward the motion on May 31.
AI could bring buyers closer to the process of finding a home

AI could bring buyers closer to the process of finding a home

Technology will "reinforce" the physical process, says a B.C. real estate agent.
Are Canadian politicians conflicted on affordable housing?

Are Canadian politicians conflicted on affordable housing?

Housing advocate Rohana Rezel says a "nice loophole" exists in federal conflict of interest laws to allow members of Parliament to own rental properties while still setting housing policies.
Arthur Erickson's 'Montiverdi House #8' lists for $3M in West Vancouver

Arthur Erickson's 'Montiverdi House #8' lists for $3M in West Vancouver

It’s one of 20 Montiverdi Estates homes designed by Erickson, with landscape architecture by the great Cornelia Oberlander
Kirk LaPointe: B.C. says its housing model works – I see cracks in the foundation

Kirk LaPointe: B.C. says its housing model works – I see cracks in the foundation

One outstanding question, writes Kirk LaPointe, is how Premier David Eby and his government handle the fallout