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Jami Makan
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Music Producer | Real Estate Reporter, Business in Vancouver & Lodestar Media
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QuadReal sells The Post in largest office transaction in Vancouver history
Landmark building has blue-chip tenants including Amazon and Sony Pictures Imageworks
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November 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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B.C. builders turn to tech amid labour crunch
Digital modelling, autonomous welding are boosting housing delivery
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November 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Lease negotiations between Whitecaps, BC Place at impasse: MLS boss
Team could get dedicated soccer stadium in future, possibly at PNE
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November 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Flurry of incentives as Vancouver presale market grinds to halt
Recent perks include cars, vacations, even a free condo contest
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October 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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New Metro Vancouver hydrogen plant aims to cut trucking industry's emissions
HETC aims for zero emissions in heavy transport
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October 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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New leader of B.C. Greens aims to protect renters, expand non-market housing
Emily Lowan cites NDP government’s ‘austerity’ and ‘trickle-down economics’
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October 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Building-boom ambitions meet economic headwinds in B.C.
More workers, productivity, capital needed to meet feds' target of doubling home construction, say some economists
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October 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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B.C. adds 7,800 jobs in September after two months of losses
Unemployment rate ticks up as more people enter the workforce
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October 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Mass timber applications include multi-family and schools, says expert
Wood construction can help solve shortages, says Vancouver conference speaker.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Today, I had an opportunity to cover #woodrise2025 5th International Congress in Vancouver. I learned how innovative wood construction practices can support low-carbon urban development in Canada and globally.
September 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Illegal construction waste a growing problem in Metro Vancouver
Local haulers decry lack of regulation in niche industry.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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BIV nominated for two 2025 Webster Awards
Reports on accounting scandal, sheriff shortage lead to nominations
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September 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Mass timber going mainstream in B.C. despite growing pains
Province is leading market in North America, according to government
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September 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Wave of self-storage supply anticipated in Western Canada
Storage real estate boosted by demographics, density and commercial use
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September 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Construction safety improving in B.C. despite high-profile incidents
WorkSafeBC, associations, companies and unions all play a part in safety, says council.
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September 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Battle lines drawn over foreign capital in B.C. real estate
Feds standing by foreign buyer ban as B.C. stakeholders debate policy
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August 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Vancouver office deals set to pick up after major downtown transaction, says expert
Suburban strength benefiting office assets in region’s peripheral markets
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August 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Unique retrofits bringing Science World into the energy future
Unique retrofits bringing Science World into the energy future
Iconic Vancouver building aims to be ‘showcase facility’ for energy efficiency
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August 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Return-to-office mandates trigger fresh demand for high-end offices in Canada, says Colliers
Banks summoning workers back with ‘carrot’ of AAA workspace, says real estate firm
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July 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Sluggish Vancouver presales push marketers to rethink strategy
New tools, techniques are helping the pre-construction industry survive a slowdown
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July 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Vancouver homeownership still out of reach as affordability improves across Canada, says RBC
Vancouver homeownership still out of reach as affordability improves across Canada, says RBC
Pandemic-era spike in prices now giving way to buyers’ market, according to bank economist
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July 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Foreign student caps shake up B.C.’s student housing market
Federal policy prompts closures, delays and reinvention at post-secondary campuses across the province
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June 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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B.C. retail remains resilient despite ongoing disruption
HBC’s demise, new market entrants, tech adoption, 'Buy Canadian' efforts among key shifts
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June 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Vancouver city council approves divisive Commercial-Broadway towers
Vancouver city council approves divisive Commercial-Broadway towers
Public hearing reveals starkly different views on plans for Safeway site
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June 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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As Liberals push prefab, B.C. researcher touts new construction methods
Prefabrication could see Canadian homes built like cars and airplanes, says UBC prof
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June 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM