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CMHC Rental Market Report 2024

Understanding the importance of turnover The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the pace of rent growth cooled significantly this year amid Canada's largest gain of purpose-built rental supply in more than three decades. The federal housing agency said in a repo...
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Financialization of Purpose-Built Rental Housing

On November 4th 2024 Sean Fraser, Federal Minister of Housing, Infrastructure & Communities tabled his September 23, 2024 response to the review panel on the Financialization of Purpose-Built Rental Housing in Parliament. It’s an informative read. While our sector cont...
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CleanBC Multi-Unit Residential Building Retrofit Program Launch

Unlock Financial Rebates and enhanced Retrofit Support with CleanBC’s New MURB Program and LandlordBC’s Rental Apartment Retrofit Accelerator (RARA) New financial rebates and retrofit support are now available for market rental buildings through the CleanBC Multi-Unit ...
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North Vancouver Launches Free E-Cargo Bike Pilot Program

In partnership with the District of North Vancouver (DNV) and the City of North Vancouver (CNV), BCAA’s Evolve E-Bike Share is launching an innovative E-Cargo Bike Pilot Program for North Vancouver locals – the first of its kind in British Columbia. Supported by BC...
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2025 Rent Increase Announced

2025's standard rent increase has been set at 3%, directly tied to the inflation rate as of the end of July. This marks a shift from previous years when rent increase caps were manually set by the government without a direct correlation to inflation, often placing financi...
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Furnished Rentals

The complexities of the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) and its application to various housing typologies, including furnished units, serve as a critical point of consideration for both landlords and tenants in British Columbia’s housing market. The RTA's broad and somewhat...
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How Should We Think About Rent Control

As advocates for a strong and healthy rental housing ecosystem in BC, LandlordBC has long argued that rent control isn’t a recipe for broad rental housing affordability.  Anyone truly paying attention knows that rent control leads to a decay of existing stock due to lack ...