Metro Vancouver’s vacancy rate below Canada’s, Greater Victoria’s slightly above it
Purpose-built rental apartments sat at 1.5% during first two weeks of October, lowest since 1988
Pilot program introduced in 2023 to add as many as 1,000 affordable rental units per year
Some sellers choosing to only stage for first month of home sale, others just tidying up themselves
Government stats show people 65 or older in B.C. are twice as likely to be classified as low-income
It says the project unfolding over 25 to 30 years will potentially house 24,000 residents
New rental numbers prove B.C.’s new housing policies are working: minister
Paul Kershaw calls for more taxation on wealth after housing study shows ‘erosion’ of Canadian dream
Economists seeing signs of a rebound, expecting lending rates to drop in 2024
In just 2 years, the program has seen the approval of 13 office-to-residential conversion projects
Lululemon founder Chip Wilson’s Kitsilano home the highest valued at $81.8 million
Housing affordability has been a major point of contention as the Conservatives fire at the Liberals
‘Less red tape, more housing built near transit, more affordable rental housing and more density’
Vancouver both saw a drop of 39 per cent, driven by significantly lower multi-unit starts
Abbotsford’s Katie Hobson has extreme food and environmental sensitivities to almost everything
Move aimed at speeding and smoothing construction process for developers
But measures projected to create 250,000 new housing units in a decade also enjoy support
Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says there’s more legislation on the way
Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon said spring session will see more housing legislation
Leger survey also indicates Conservatives maintaining sizable lead over governing Liberals
