COVID-19

Foot traffic Vancouver Alberta - COVID-19 pandemic
Office

Foot Traffic Data Shows Vitality in Alberta, Normalcy Returning in Vancouver

A new tool launched by Avison Young tracks foot traffic, showing whether cities like Vancouver and Calgary have put the pandemic behind them.

Vancouver

Whistler While You Work: How COVID-19 is Fuelling a Boom in the Resort Town

Drawn by its pristine ski hills and strong broadband internet, many homebuyers have left urban markets for Whistler during the pandemic.

Mortgages

Investors Make Up Nearly 20% of All Homebuyers During the Pandemic

A new survey finds investors make up 19% of all Canadian homebuyers in the last 18 months, putting further pressure on housing supply.

Mortgages

CMHC to Target Down Payment Requirements for Real Estate Investors

The CMHC is set to review whether current down payment requirements for real estate investors should be toughened up to reduce speculation.

Health + Wellness

Face Mask Use in Condo and Apartment Common Areas Extended Until 2022

Dr. Eileen de Villa's request to extend to the current face mask bylaws inside public areas and in condos until January has been approved.

Toronto
Muskoka

"People Are Just Mean This Year”: Visitors Bringing Short Fuses, Bad Manners to Cottage Country

Verbal abuse and legal threats, cottage country renters are suddenly miserable and furious with service staff, says one Muskoka company.

COVID-19

Moderna to Build State-of-the-Art Vaccine Plant in Canada

Moderna signed an agreement with Ottawa today to bring a state-of-the-art production and research facility to Canadian soil.