Real Estate News

A Victoria tenants advocacy group says changes to B.C.’s tenancy laws introduced in the legislature Thursday will give more rights to renters facing renovictions.

The provincial government will spend $12.4 million to help the B.C. Conference of the United Church of Canada redevelop some of its land in Vancouver, Coquitlam, Nanaimo and Richmond into a total of 414 new “affordable” rental homes.

The number of homes for sale across the province are at or near a 12-year low, pushing prices ever upwards, according to the B.C. Real Estate Association’s monthly statistical report released April 12.

Housing starts in the first quarter of 2018 have more than doubled year-over-year, while home sales took a dive

The CEO of LandlordBC said the organization is “supportive” of the government’s new Rental Housing Task Force, but David Hutniak added that the situation is complex and he’s hoping for a balanced approach.

Airbnb will require hosts to include business licence number in listings

The Richmond Centre South Redevelopment Plan will add about 2,000 new dwellings

Richmond councillor says it's time to stop using the ALR as cheap land for mega-houses

Vancouver-West End MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert to lead three-person task force

It started with a “Stop the Speculation Tax” petition that was launched last month by disgruntled home owners opposing the province's proposed annual tax on underused second homes in areas across B.C.