Housing
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Tofino harbour officials call them ‘squatters.’ They say they’re being ‘banished’The Tofino Harbour Authority is in a standoff with what it calls 'squatters' at its dock. The family living in the float home in question says they've been there for years.PoliticsDec 18
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Overnight shelter restrictions in Victoria’s parks heading to courtThe case comes 15 years after a ruling from B.C.'s top court that found Victoria could not ban people from sleeping in parks overnight if indoor accommodation wasn't available.PoliticsDec 17
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Halifax is past the worst of its housing crisis, mayor says. Advocates disagreeThe worst of Halifax's homeless crisis is over, says the city's new mayor, who wants to see encampments closed as quickly as possible.PoliticsDec 17
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‘Extremely compromised’: Vancouver’s 115 year old Dunsmuir Hotel could face demolitionBut the building has been vacant for more than a decade, and a report to city council says the building has become dilapidated and dangerous.PoliticsDec 16
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New mortgage rules, interest rate cuts expected to heat up B.C. real estate marketUnder the new rules, mortgage insurance will apply to homes valued up to $1.5 million.EconomyDec 13
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October rate cut marked turning point for Toronto housing market: expertGreater Toronto home sales jumped again last month on a year-over-year basis, as the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says lower borrowing costs made properties more affordable.EconomyDec 4
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Empty offices were pitched as housing solution. Toronto has realized it’s not that simpleConverting Toronto’s empty office space into housing will not be a straightforward process – and may not even be feasible in some cases, a new report indicates.PoliticsDec 2
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Flipping accounted for just 2.8 per cent of B.C. home sales between 2019-2021: DataThe practice of buying a home and quickly re-selling it for a profit has been targeted as a potential driver of rising prices in B.C.'s red-hot market.EconomyNov 27
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Surrey townhouses rejected in latest flareup of densification debateSurrey city council narrowly rejected a proposed 58-unit townhouse project last week, the latest pushback in the province's efforts to density urban communities.PoliticsNov 25
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New mayors’ task force aims to speed up rollout of modular homes across B.C.The mayors and Modular BC announced the new working group Friday, at press conference at Kelowna's SRI homes.EconomyNov 22
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