48 h. ago Are Vancouver's high housing prices and rents 'a policy decision'?

"The kind-of-good news is that this is a policy choice," Los Angeles-based urban planning expert Nolan Gray told a crowd in Vancouver Friday. "I wouldn't be working on this issue if I didn't think it was fixable."

Economics

3 d. ago Vancouver’s supportive housing freeze draws support, condemnation

Supporters and opponents of a controversial plan to freeze new supportive housing in Vancouver are speaking out, a day after city council approved the proposal.

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3 d. ago Mike Klassen: Vancouver’s bold, practical approach to addressing the housing crisis

Opinion: By creating market rental housing with income restrictions, the city ensures more middle-income residents can stay close to their jobs and communities

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4 d. ago Vancouver vs. Surrey: How B.C.'s two biggest cities plan to build housing

Vancouver and Surrey have different geography, density and infrastructure. They face different challenges when it comes to where and how to build homes to address the housing crisis.

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4 d. ago Vancouver vs. Surrey: How B.C.'s two biggest cities plan to build their way out of a housing crisis

Vancouver and Surrey have different geography, density and infrastructure. They face different challenges when it comes to where and how to build homes to address the housing crisis.

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4 d. ago Vancouver council pauses new supportive housing developments

“For too long, Vancouver has shouldered more than its fair share of the region’s supportive housing, yet conditions in the Downtown Eastside continue to deteriorate,” says Mayor Ken Sim

Sport

4 d. ago Protesters, speakers show up as Vancouver mayor’s supportive housing pause up for debate

The mayor's motion would halt the construction of net new supportive housing units in the city until other municipalities build more supportive housing units.

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9 d. ago Vancouver urges Burnaby, Surrey to take more responsibility to solve homeless crisis

B.C. Housing Minister urges Vancouver council to reject Mayor Sim's motion to pause new supportive housing projects

Events

1 week ago Competition Bureau launches investigation into use of AI to drive up rental prices

Using artificial intelligence to manipulate rental prices is just the latest tool in a market controlled by landlords, says B.C. advocate

Economics

1 week ago The Great Rental Reset: Are Prices Finally Cooling? Landlords and Renters Weigh In | 2025 liv.rent Rental Market Trend Report

Canada’s rental market is shifting—here’s what renters and landlords need to know for 2025 2025 Rental Market Trend Report TORONTO and CALGARY, Alberta and EDMONTON, Alberta and VANCOUVER, British Columbia and MONTREAL, Feb. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vancouver-based rental platform liv.rent observes stabilizing rents in multiple Canadian cities, driven by shifts in housing completions, […]

Economics

1 week ago Are corporate landlords using AI for rent price fixing? Competition Bureau investigating

'Finally, the renters in this country are going to get some transparency and shine a light on this rent price fixing,' says B.C. NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo

Economics