Vancouver Ranks 4th in Canada for 2014 Market Prospects

PWC’s annual Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2014 report was released this week. The annual report surveys industry professionals and rates Canada’s nine largest commercial real estate markets on prospects for investment, development and homebuilding.

This year the survey placed Vancouver fourth, just slightly behind Saskatoon, and behind the energy-driven markets of Calgary and Edmonton; in first and second respectively.

Perhaps not surprisingly, respondents placed Vancouver firmly in buy/hold territory for most asset classes in 2014. Here are a couple of examples:

Apartment Buy/Sell/Hold Recommendations

Office Buy/Sell/Hold Recommendations

Download the full report here: http://www.pwc.com/ca/en/real-estate/emerging-trends-real-estate-canadian-summary.jhtml