Tag: Housing

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

Housing Emily Joveski - July 8, 2026

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.

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

Housing Emily Joveski - June 25, 2026

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.

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

Housing Emily Joveski - April 11, 2026

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.

Homelessness rises in 60 per cent of B.C. communities in latest count

Provincial Emily Joveski - October 2, 2025

The latest provincial “point-in-time” count found that homelessness rose in more than half of the 20 British Columbia communities surveyed.

B.C. housing starts decline in first half of 2025, bucking national trend

Provincial Emily Joveski - August 19, 2025

Housing starts in British Columbia fell four per cent between January and July compared to the same period last year.

B.C. rents saw 3 per cent annual decline in May

Provincial Emily Joveski - June 9, 2025

British Columbia remained the most expensive province for renters in May, despite a three per cent annual decline in average rental prices in the province.

New report shows human rights issues facing Cranbrook residents

City of Cranbrook Josiah Spyker - April 10, 2024

Cranbrook's poverty and housing crises has been flagged as a big issue in the latest BC Human Rights Commissioner...

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