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Metro Vancouver Retail Vacancy Drops Below 1%: Why Capital Is Flooding Suburban Plazas and What It Means for Your Block
Metro Vancouver retail vacancy has fallen below 1% in some suburbs while downtown sits below 3%, according to Re/Max's Fall 2026 report, as high construction and financing costs push B.C. investors toward established neighbourhood plazas and industrial properties. For local real estate audiences, the shift signals that well-located commercial assets with existing cash flow are absorbing capital that can no longer justify new development, which matters for both investor strategy and the long-term amenity value of residential neighbourhoods.
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Bank of Canada Hikes to 2.5%: Vancouver Buyers Face First Rate Increase in Three Years as Borrowing Costs Climb Again
The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2.5 per cent on October 28, 2026—its first hike in three years—citing geopolitical-driven energy inflation that threatens to spread across the economy. For Greater Vancouver buyers, sellers, and investors, the move immediately raises mortgage qualifying costs and signals that the era of falling or stable borrowing costs is over, at least for now.
