BC Housing

• Former fruit warehouse in Kelowna’s north end to become temporary homeless shelter

  On Wednesday, the province announced that the building at 858 Ellis St., will provide around 60 new beds for people experiencing homelessness.

  Canada

  Jun 22
  
• How much will home prices drop as interest rates rise? Depends where you live

  Cities that saw home prices grow the most during the pandemic now have the furthest to fall, according to a Desjardins forecast on Canada's housing market.

  Economy

  Jun 11
  
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• ‘I’d be lost without this program’: Penticton cleanup program in jeopardy

  The organization says that funding runs out in August and the program will not continue if they don’t receive additional funding beforehand.

  Canada

  Jun 5
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• Salmon Arm, B.C.’s homeless shelter is closing for good

  Salmon Arm's mayor has confirmed his city's BC Housing-funded homeless shelter is closing for good at the end of the month.

  Canada

  May 18
• Higher interest rates push homes sales in B.C. back toward normal, says association

  British Columbia home sales figures for April show 8,939 properties changed hands last month, a decrease of 34.9 per cent from the record high set in April last year.

  Economy

  May 12
• Census shows apartment growth, but supply remains primary issue in B.C.: experts

  Statistics released by the B.C. Jobs Ministry earlier this month show more than 100,000 people moved to the province in 2021, the highest annual total since 1961.

  Economy

  Apr 27
• Victoria to allow some affordable housing projects to skip public hearings

  Some affordable housing projects in Victoria will now be able to skip rezonings or public hearings after city council unanimously passed a motion at a meeting Thursday.

  Politics

  Apr 16
• Habitat for Humanity Lake Country build nears completion

  “I am on my own.. Just knowing that my kids are going to have a place to stay, it’s a weight off my shoulder that I don’t have to worry about.”

  Economy

  Apr 13
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• Tax credit, savings account will make homes more affordable, federal finance minister says

  The 2022 federal budget promised $1.5 billion in funding for the rapid housing initiative, which helps build homes quickly for vulnerable people.

  Politics

  Apr 13
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• Tory leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre entreats Vancouver voters with housing promises

  In a video shared on Twitter on Monday, Poilievre used the nearly $5-million home in Vancouver to highlight several challenges in the city's housing market.

  Politics

  Apr 11