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Jami Makan

Jami Makan

Jami Makan is a real estate reporter with Business in Vancouver. He has previously written for newspapers and magazines in cities including New York, Nairobi and Blaine, Washington. He has also worked in the insurance and litigation fields.

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Recent Work by Jami

Developer pushes back on affordable housing rules at Vancouver forum

Developer pushes back on affordable housing rules at Vancouver forum

Rental policies unfair, can be abused by tenants, says industry exec
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Municipal leaders talk infrastructure, jab province at Vancouver forum

Municipal leaders talk infrastructure, jab province at Vancouver forum

Burnaby, Coquitlam mayors express dissatisfaction with other levels of government
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Metro Vancouver apartment market dizzy after ‘roller-coaster’ ride

Metro Vancouver apartment market dizzy after ‘roller-coaster’ ride

Broker says tariffs not having material impact on investment climate
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Coworking expands across Metro Vancouver amid pricing pressures

Coworking expands across Metro Vancouver amid pricing pressures

High lease rates, expensive real estate could constrain future growth of flexible spaces.
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Unsold condos piling up in Metro Vancouver, says report

Unsold condos piling up in Metro Vancouver, says report

Completed and unsold inventory could spike 60 per cent this year, according to Rennie
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Freer trade could be best solution to B.C.’s housing challenge

Freer trade could be best solution to B.C.’s housing challenge

The country’s next federal government will face the arduous tasks of handling U.S. tariffs, stimulus and trade realignment
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Vancouver spring market ‘lukewarm’ amid tariffs, election: Royal LePage

Vancouver spring market ‘lukewarm’ amid tariffs, election: Royal LePage

Half of Vancouverites ‘not confident in the Canadian economy,’ consumer survey finds
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B.C. co-op raises $1.1M in community bonds for housing project

B.C. co-op raises $1.1M in community bonds for housing project

Propolis secures funding from 101 investors to move ahead with affordable housing project in Kamloops
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Trade war could boost mass-timber construction in B.C., says developer

Trade war could boost mass-timber construction in B.C., says developer

Higher cost mitigated by time and labour savings, according to Adera Development
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Vancouver needs 10K more hotel rooms, says report

Vancouver needs 10K more hotel rooms, says report

City’s hotel crunch means lucrative business being turned away
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