Frank O'Brien

Frank O'Brien is the editor of Western Investor and a senior real estate writer for Business in Vancouver and Glacier Media. A resident of B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, he is always seeking news tips on commercial real estate, resources and timely business topics across Western Canada.

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Recent Work by Frank

Saskatoon flirting with Calgary-level office vacancies

'Class-A [space] is in recovery mode', says Cushman & Wakefield following a tenant migration to the first Class AA towers in the city

Aug 9, 2023 10:00 AM Read more >

Two top-tier Vancouver office buildings coming to market

First major downtown listings since the pandemic will provide closely watched indication of current office valuations

Aug 2, 2023 3:00 PM Read more >

Cambie Corridor land sells at more than $38M an acre

Two-lot residential land assembly of less than half-an-acre trades at $18.25 million

Jul 31, 2023 11:07 AM Read more >

B.C. social housing: non-profit programs with promise

This is the last of a two-part Western Investor special report on the millions of dollars in government spending, which is meant to provide affordable housing for the most vulnerable in British Columbia

Apr 4, 2023 2:00 PM Read more >

Blinded by billions: a look at spending on social housing in B.C.

This is an update on the first of a two-part Western Investor report on ballooning government housing support for the most vulnerable in British Columbia.

Apr 4, 2023 9:46 AM Read more >

Indigenous group seeks control of $300M housing fund

Funds are part of a new federal $4.3 billion Indigenous Housing strategy to support improvements to First Nation and Metis housing

Jan 8, 2023 8:51 AM Read more >

Cooling off period comes to coldest housing market in years

Effective January 3 ,2023, a B.C. homebuyer has three business day to cancel a sales agreement

Jan 4, 2023 7:45 AM Read more >

B.C. home sales to fall a further 11.4 per cent in 2023: BCREA

Real estate association forecast says record-setting market is “unwinding”

Nov 10, 2022 9:48 AM Read more >

High-end Okanagan shrugs off the real estate blues

Multimillion-dollar property and land sales continue across the Central and North Okanagan this autumn, despite economic angst

Oct 27, 2022 11:51 AM Read more >

Blueberry River FN launches new resource business in B.C's north

Armed with $65 million awarded following court victory on land claim, small First Nations has formed Blueberry River Resources

Oct 25, 2022 8:54 AM Read more >