Canada’s second largest airport has won yet another accolade, this time landing the title of 2016’s Best Airport in the World. Vancouver International Airport (YVR) was awarded the title by the CAPA Centre for Aviation (CAPAC) in a ceremony held in Amsterdam earlier today. “This is an incredible achievement and is a testament to YVR’s […]

Useful chart by Canada’s biggest mortgage brokerage breaks down what you can get under new “stress test” financing qualification rules announced by the federal government This super-useful chart, by mortgage brokerage Dominion Lending Centres, outlines how much you can get under the Bank of Canada’s posted interest rate (currently 4.64 per cent). This is the […]

Developers in the Lower Mainland say they are building to meet a surge in demand for townhouses, both the compact urban kind, and the big-as-a-house kind for boomers who aren’t quite ready for a condo yet. Typical townhouses used to include a backyard with detached garage. But with land costs at a premium, the old-style […]

Vancouver ranks as the most sustainable city in North America, according to a new global index of 100 cities around the world. The Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index ranks cities on three pillars of sustainability – People, Planet and Profit, or social, environmental and economic sustainability. Vancouver was found to be the 23rd most sustainable city, […]