B.C. 'well on way' to hit ambitious affordable housing target: Minister
Credit to Author: Cheryl Chan| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 01:55:41 +0000
Selina Robinson said 22,460 homes have been completed or are underway.
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Here’s What You Can Rent for $2,000 a Month in Canada
Credit to Author: Anne Gaviola| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:00:00 +0000
An over-the-top house in St. John’s or a glorified bachelor apartment in Toronto.
Read moreWhat you should know about your housing rights: Part II
Credit to Author: Denise Hansen| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 17:10:14 +0000
As a tenant or a prospective tenant – in Canada, you have legal rights. These legal rights apply not only once you have secured housing in Canada, but also while you are painstakingly searching for housing, in what is today a very difficult housing market in many cities across Canada. In part two of our […]
Read moreB.C. rental crisis goes far beyond impact of short-term rentals, say experts
Credit to Author: Cayley Dobie| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:01:26 +0000
The policy manager at the B.C. Non Profit Housing Association says short-term rentals are just one part of an affordability crisis that escalated after decades of underfunding of housing initiatives.
Read moreVancouver man urges caution with Surrey ban on sleeping in vehicles
Credit to Author: Nick Eagland| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2019 17:33:28 +0000
He hopes Surrey bylaw officers will consider each person’s situation before towing or ticketing, as parking officers have in Vancouver.
Read moreMetro Vancouver addresses housing crisis in 10-year plan
Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2019 20:24:22 +0000
Metro Vancouver has a 10-year plan to help tackle the region’s housing crisis. Under the framework, released earlier this week, the region said it will invest $190 million in affordable housing over the next decade. Broken down, the region says $90 million will go to renewing existing housing while $100 million will be earmarked for […]
Read moreNew mayor's first year takes Burnaby in a new direction
Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2019 01:37:41 +0000
Housing has been a focus for Burnaby since Mayor Mike Hurley was elected in 2018.
Read moreRental Opportunity of the Week: Yet ANOTHER Insane Landlord Move
Credit to Author: Joel Golby| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 20:35:53 +0000
Feels like there’s a new one of these every week.
Read moreNDP slow to fulfil affordable housing targets, report says
Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 01:08:59 +0000
Work has begun on thousands of units, minister insists
Read moreSeattle tackles homelessness with 'tiny house' villages and sanctioned homeless camps
Credit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2019 21:30:09 +0000
Seattle has tried new ways to address homelessness, including funding and sanctioning encampments, and trying to raise taxes on large corporations, .
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