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Local governments seek provincial help regulating tiny homes

Local governments seek provincial help regulating tiny homes

Building tiny homes can be difficult because the B.C. building code doesn’t directly address them, advocate says
Displaced RidgeView residents mull options for seeking compensation

Displaced RidgeView residents mull options for seeking compensation

Former tenant Ashley MacDonald is organizing discussions with other evacuees about pursuing a class-action lawsuit against those responsible for the building’s problems.
Vancouver given low ranking for downtown recovery after COVID-19

Vancouver given low ranking for downtown recovery after COVID-19

New University of Toronto study shows that downtown cores in Canada are recovering slower than the rest of their cities.
Vancouver Island ranked as best place to buy in B.C.

Vancouver Island ranked as best place to buy in B.C.

B.C. cities received lower rankings compared to other provinces, with Greater Vancouver being the second worst place to buy in Canada.
Kitimat housing market not feeling the LNG love

Kitimat housing market not feeling the LNG love

Bucking the rosy forecasts of five years ago, housing sales and prices in the northwest B.C. city have fallen steadily, even as LNG Canada nears completion
BC Housing names Vincent Tong permanent CEO

BC Housing names Vincent Tong permanent CEO

Announcement follows sudden and major overhaul of board members last summer
Richmond landlord refuses to pay $50K to former tenants

Richmond landlord refuses to pay $50K to former tenants

The Residential Tenancy Branch had earlier awarded the tenants compensation after the landlord wrongly evicted them
Data points: B.C. home sales register first back-to-back monthly gain in a year

Data points: B.C. home sales register first back-to-back monthly gain in a year

Housing sales had another robust month in March following February’s rebound
Pent-up demand for Vancouver luxury housing ‘intensifying’: Sotheby’s

Pent-up demand for Vancouver luxury housing ‘intensifying’: Sotheby’s

Buyer activity will hinge on the introduction of new housing inventory into the market
Metro Vancouver calls for developers to pay even more

Metro Vancouver calls for developers to pay even more

Metro board has directed staff to adjust its upcoming budget to boost development cost charges and soften a rising tax burden on residents