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2021 Tech-30
Vancouver landed in the #3 spot out of 30 markets in our newly released 2021 Tech-30 report. The report measures the tech industry’s impact on North America’s job and office markets.
Vancouver Office MarketView Q2 2021
Vacancy rates for all classes of office product in Metro Vancouver increased 60 basis points (bps) to 6.9% in Q2 2021.
Scoring Tech Talent 2021
The Scoring Tech Talent report is a comprehensive analysis of labour market conditions, costs, and qualities for highly skilled tech workers. The top 50 markets in the U.S. and Canada were ranked according to their competitive advantages and appeal to both employers and tech talent.
Top 10 Predictions for the Future of Workplaces
The pandemic has significantly altered how and where business is carried out. As COVID-19 restrictions begin to relax, our research team highlights 10 predictions for the future of workplaces!
Downtown office boom fueling residential demand?
Our very own teammate, Andre Alie Day, was recently featured in an urbanYVR interview with Shawn Brown, a Vancouver residential broker at West Haven Group. The two discussed downtown Vancouver’s current office tower boom and how it could affect residential real estate prices in Downtown Vancouver.
Vancouver Office MarketView Q1 2021
The vacancy rate for all classes of office product in Metro Vancouver inched up 10 basis points (bps) from Q4 2020 and now sits at 6.3%. Nearly half of all this vacant product is located within the Downtown market.
Health Innovation Campus Planned at Vancouver’s New St. Paul’s Hospital
There is no question that the pandemic has underscored the importance of life sciences and revealed existing gaps in our health care system. Canada has lagged in supplying commercial real estate to nurture this essential, fast-growing industry.
Vancouver Office MarketView Q4 2020
Metro Vancouver office vacancy increased for the third consecutive quarter to 6.2%, up 280 basis points (bps) from the 2019 year-end total
Vancouver Office MarketView Q3 2020
Metro Vancouver office vacancy increased for the second successive quarter to 5.4%