Unaffordable Housing

• Kelowna project aimed at helping first time home buyers has official groundbreaking

  On Wednesday  ground was broken on a construction project in Kelowna, which its developers hope will bridge the rental ownership gap for the younger demographic.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2023
  
• Home ownership for some Canadians continues to be out of reach. Here’s why

  Housing challenges remain for some populations because of unaffordable rent, skyrocketing home prices, and the rising costs of living in urban cities, an expert says.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2022
  
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• Skyrocketing house prices force Okanagan family to leave B.C. for Alberta

  The median price for a two-bedroom rental in Kelowna is $2,300 a month, according to a Canadian Rent Report by Zumper, a housing rental company.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2022
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• Kelowna among a dozen B.C. cities calling for easy access to new federal housing fund

  A new federal housing fund announced in the budget earlier this month is being welcomed by B.C. municipalities hoping the monies are easily accessible.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2022
• Vancouver’s real estate market will keep falling: BCREA

  Vancouver and B.C.'s real estate market will continue to stall in 2017, according to a report from the B.C. Real Estate Association.

  Economy

  Feb 17, 2017
• Historic Shaughnessy mansion gets temporary protection for another 120 days

  The City of Vancouver is taking the first steps to protect a 1922 Shaughnessy mansion from demolition.

  May 13, 2016
• In Toronto, Vancouver, foreign ownership of new condos jumped in 2015

  A report from the federal housing agency suggests that foreign buyers are more interested in snatching up newer condos in Toronto and Vancouver than older ones.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2016
• Low- and middle-income families vanish as urban neighbourhoods gentrify

  The incredible inaccessibility of home ownership because of gentrification.

  Economy

  Mar 18, 2016