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CFAA comments on CMHC's full Fall 2015 Rental Market Reports
News Release December 17, 2015Vacancy rate increases to 3.3%
According to CMHC, the average rental vacancy rate in major centres across Canada increased
from 2.8% in October 2014 to 3.3% in October 2015. Larger increases in the vacancy rate took
place in Alberta and ...
Old Condo Buyouts
Via Global News
Sun, Dec 13: It’s another sign of the red hot Vancouver real estate market. A developer offered to purchase the condos in an older building for double the assessed value. As John Hua explains, it comes as the province prepares to finalize legisl...
New Guide Dog and Service Dog Act
Announcement from the Ministry of Justice – New Guide Dog and Service Dog Act
Earlier today, Minister Suzanne Anton announced that British Columbia’s new Guide Dog and Service Dog Act will come into force on January 18, 2016. The Guide Dog and Service Dog Act was pa...
LandlordBC Launches Certified Rental Building Program Today!
Certified Rental Building Program Allows British Columbians to Rent with Confidence
First of its kind quality assurance program helps renters easily identify properties adhering to strict standards of practice
North Vancouver, B.C. (November 26, 2015...
UPDATE: Residential Tenancy Act Legislation Amendments
BC passes new Residential Tenancy Act legislation
Bill 40 - Natural Gas Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2015 was passed by the Legislative Assembly of BC on November 16, 2015 and received Royal Assent on November 17th. Contained in the Bill are amendments to t...
‘No magic bullet’ for maintaining Metro Vancouver's affordable-housing stock
By Kim Pemberton, Vancouver Sun
Despite an ongoing need for affordable housing throughout Metro Vancouver, municipalities are feeling pressure from developers to allow the demolition of older rental buildings that often make up much of the region’s lower-priced hous...
Everybody's talking about foreign investment; let's talk about renter tax credits
By Pete Fry on November 13th, 2015 at 9:40 AM
Early last week I attended the SFU Community Summit's Housing in the City: Beyond the Headlines panel discussion on issues relating to housing in B.C. and efforts to move us closer to the goal of affordable, suitable, an...
Vancouver renters propose big changes to how B.C. treats tenants
By: Emily Jackson Metro Published on Tue Nov 10 2015
The dreaded annual rent increase. Getting the boot so your landlord’s brother can move in. Finding a decent place to live in the first place.
These woes are all too familiar t...
Penticton tackles affordable housing issue
By Angela Jung
PENTICTON — To help address the need for affordable housing, the provincial government and the City of Penticton have announced a new rental housing project for families and individuals with low to moderate incomes.
Seventy new homes will be built...