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Les Leyne: Scrambling for a fix as costs go sky-high for condo insurance

Les Leyne: Scrambling for a fix as costs go sky-high for condo insurance

The B.C. legislature has been seized three times so far this month with the condo insurance crisis and there are two clear takeaways. The first is that the problem of abrupt, stratospheric hikes in strata condo insurance is enormous.
Duplexes making ‘modest’ inroads into Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­housing options

Duplexes making ‘modest’ inroads into Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­housing options

When council agreed to allow duplexes in most single-family neighbourhoods on a trial basis, city staff predicted the uptake would be modest. That’s proved correct.
Check out the smallest condo for sale in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­right now (PHOTOS)

Check out the smallest condo for sale in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­right now (PHOTOS)

This condo is about two-and-a-half times as big as a parking space or one-tenth as big as an IMAX screen.
Waterfront Station 26-storey tower proposal remains divisive

Waterfront Station 26-storey tower proposal remains divisive

Critics give redesign and timing of proposal icy reception; supporters praise redesign and cite need for office space
Take a peek inside the most expensive home for sale in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­(PHOTOS)

Take a peek inside the most expensive home for sale in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­(PHOTOS)

Home of philanthropists Joe and Rosalie Segal was listed privately for a record $63 million in 2017, and has now come onto the MLS at a lower price
More than 100 market rental units proposed for Vancouver’s Sunset neighbourhood

More than 100 market rental units proposed for Vancouver’s Sunset neighbourhood

The development of two sites on Fraser and East 56th Avenue could bring another 107 rental units onto the market. Cornerstone Architecture has filed a pair of rezoning applications for the properties, which are being co-developed.
Condo owners face huge bills from massive strata insurance rate hikes

Condo owners face huge bills from massive strata insurance rate hikes

Strata property owners – and those who rent from them – are looking at unprecedented costs, while some strata buildings risk losing their insurance entirely
Expert home reno and building advice at the B.C. Home + Garden Show

Expert home reno and building advice at the B.C. Home + Garden Show

Free one-on-one chats and panel sessions with Homebuilders Association Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­experts will give you all the inspiration and confidence you need
City seeks wider array of voices for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Plan survey

City seeks wider array of voices for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Plan survey

The City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­is calling for a wider array of voices to respond to an online survey that will help inform the city-wide plan, also known as the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Plan.
Nine-unit rental building envisioned for Dunbar

Nine-unit rental building envisioned for Dunbar

The city is considering a rezoning application for a large lot on Dunbar Street near Southwest Marine Drive that envisions replacing a one-storey, single-family home with a nine-unit market rental complex composed of two buildings.