These fees reach tens of thousands of dollars per home in the housing-starved Lower Mainland.
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October 12, 2023
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April 25, 2023
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In Canada, "ground-oriented” housing is 31 per cent more expensive than before the pandemic.
December 17, 2020
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B.C. has seen relatively low levels of capital investment in productivity-enhancing assets.
November 24, 2017
12:58PM
In Vancouver, it takes almost two years, on average, to obtain a building permit.
October 30, 2017
10:39AM
City hall should shorten approval timelines for building permits.
August 28, 2017
10:38AM
Rent control could devastate the rental market in Toronto.
April 19, 2017
9:47AM
If selling condos is more lucrative, that’s what property developers will do.
March 14, 2017
3:44PM
Long and uncertain building permit approval timelines make it more difficult to build in cities like Toronto.