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B.C.’s new short-term rental restrictions now in effectThe regulations are aimed at moving thousands of units listed through services like Airbnb and VRBO from the short-term market to the traditional rental pool.EconomyMay 1
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Tenants facing displacement from B.C. apartment say ‘renoviction’ protections not workingResidents of the 30 units in the Sturdee apartments in Esquimalt have been ordered to move out by September so the building's new owner can do renovations and repairs.PoliticsApr 30
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B.C. secures 8 new middle-income housing sites for BC Builds programBritish Columbia has secured eight new sites for its BC Builds program, in which land owned by the province, non-profits or community groups is pre-zoned to build middle-income rental housing.PoliticsApr 29
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Canada’s average asking rent jumped to almost $2,200 in FebruaryThe report says asking rents in Canada have increased overall by a total of 21 per cent, or an average of $384 per month, from two years ago.CanadaMar 11
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Canada’s rental vacancy is lowest in decades as supply lags demandThe report, released Wednesday, found the vacancy rate now sitting at 1.5 per cent, the lowest recorded rate since 1988 when the CMHC began recording a national vacancy rate.CanadaJan 31
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Bowen Island to consider opting in to B.C.’s new, stiffer short-term rental rulesBowen Island is preparing to consider whether to opt into the province's new legislation which bans short-term rentals in homes that aren't a primary residence or secondary suite.CanadaJan 6
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Nova Scotia to mirror Ottawa and remove sales tax from new rental constructionsNova Scotia's premier says his government will remove the provincial portion of the harmonized sales tax from the construction of new rental apartment buildings.CanadaSep 21, 2023
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2023 Housing Needs Assessment released by the city of CalgaryThe city of Calgary released the Housing Needs Assessment report Wednesday. This research report identifies present and future affordable housing requirements in Calgary.EconomySep 6, 2023
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Halifax community group welcomes advent of short-term rental regulationsNew rules for short-term rentals in Halifax come into effect Friday, and that's welcome news for one group that's been pushing for regulation for years.CanadaAug 30, 2023
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TikTok showing $2K/200-sq. ft. rental meant to show ‘crazy’ Vancouver market, creator says“I wanted to kind of show what the rental market has come to in Vancouver in a way that would catch people’s attention,” Kristin Gill told Global News.CanadaAug 23, 2023
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