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Metro Vancouver studying possibility of water meters

Meters are costly but help curb water use CBC News Metro Vancouver is researching the possibility of installing water meters for all homes in the region.  The two-year study will examine the environmental benefits as well as the economic costs.  "Basical...
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Victoria woman surprised to find own condo listed on Airbnb

LandlordBC CEO David Hutniak discusses Airbnb By Megan Thomas, CBC News A Victoria woman has a cautionary tale for other landlords after discovering her own condo was being offered as a vacation rental on Airbnb. Alix Causer-McBurney decided to rent out her ...
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The Highest Bidder

How foreign investors are squeezing out Vancouver’s middle class BY KERRY GOLD  The woman peers around a partially open front door. Her hair is tangled and streaked with grey. She is wearing a sweatshirt and sweatpants. We’re on Quebec Street, not far from Vanco...
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CMHC Housing Market Insight

  Tenant Turnover Rate: A New Measure of Rental Market Conditions To keep in-line with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC’s) mandate to improve access to housing data, a pilot project was conducted in the fall of 2015 in the Vancouver Census Metrop...
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Dog owner calls for pet-friendly change to B.C. tenancy laws

Landlords say pets can cause expensive damage to property CBC News A dog owner in North Vancouver, B.C., is calling for changes to B.C.'s tenancy laws to allow pet owners access to a broader supply of rental housing.  Jess Nelson has been looking for a home ...
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Pet owners feel rental market squeeze

Low vacancies leave people with pets struggling to find housing  Brent Richter / North Shore News North Vancouver native Jess Nelson would love to move back to the North Shore – but no landlords will have her four-year-old mutt Red. In a rental market with l...