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Location approved for HEARTH temporary housing in Cranbrook

Housing Layne Gallant -
Cranbrook city council has approved a three-year temporary use permit (TUP) for a proposed 50-unit BC Housing development at 1525 Industrial Road 2.

Average asking rents in B.C. were down 4.7% in August

Housing Emily Joveski -
B.C. asking rents fell nearly five per cent year-over-year in August, according to the latest Rentals.ca and Urbanation report.

Rotary Creekside Village breaks ground

Housing Josiah Spyker -
Shovels have hit the dirt for the upcoming Rotary seniors housing project at 5th Street South in Cranbrook. 

Average B.C. rents fell 5.3 per cent in June, says report

Housing Emily Joveski -
Rents across B.C. continued to decline in June, falling 5.3 per cent from a year earlier as asking prices eased in most major markets, according to a new Rentals.ca and Urbanation report.

Window gives residents a view of care home construction progress

Housing Layne Gallant -
Residents at Dr. F.W. Green Memorial Home now have a front-row view of construction on the new long-term care home.

Carney, Eby say condo housing scheme is not a bailout for developers

Housing Emily Joveski -
Prime Minister Mark Carney and B.C. Premier David Eby are defending a plan to convert more than 2,200 vacant condos into affordable homes after critics called it a taxpayer-funded bailout for developers.

BC Housing proposing low income housing project next to Step Beyond Shelter

Housing Josiah Spyker -
Cranbrook council has given three readings to a zoning amendment that would allow BC Housing to move forward with a low income, multiple family residential development.

B.C. rents continue to fall amid sluggish spring rental market

Housing Emily Joveski -
Average rents in British Columbia fell 5.7 per cent in May from a year earlier, as the province lost its position as Canada's most expensive rental market to Nova Scotia.

Affordable housing projects in East Kootenay get $1 million boost

Housing Layne Gallant -
Community Futures East Kootenay (CFEK) and the Vancity Community Foundation (VCF) have partnered up to support affordable housing projects in the East Kootenay through the Vancity Affordable Community Housing Program.

B.C. changing timeline for short-term rental exemptions ahead of summer tourism season

Housing Emily Joveski -
British Columbia is accelerating timelines for communities to opt out of short-term rental limits, aiming to help them capture the summer tourism season.

B.C. rents fell more than 5% in March, says report

Housing Emily Joveski -
Average asking rents in British Columbia dropped 5.1 per cent in March from a year earlier, even as the province remained the most expensive rental market in Canada.

NDP MLA halts bill to speed up development after safety concerns from local governments

Housing Emily Joveski -
NDP MLA George Anderson is backing away from his private member’s bill to speed housing approvals after widespread opposition from municipalities and industry groups.

Applications opening soon for Cranbrook Habitat for Humanity project

Housing Josiah Spyker -
Planning for the Cranbrook Habitat for Humanity project is well underway and applications for families interested will open this spring. 

Rent report says B.C. again led price declines in February, despite increase in Vancouver

Housing Emily Joveski -
Rents in British Columbia continued to decline in February, falling 4.9 per cent compared with a year earlier, according to the latest report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation.
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