Vancouver Housing

• Vancouver council rejects plan for new city-owned for-profit housing

  Six city-owned sites had been selected to produce about 4,000 homes, according to plans shared by the City of Vancouver on Tuesday.

  Politics

  Oct 21, 2025
  
• Trio of towers next to Commercial-Broadway station approved

  The approval comes after nearly a decade of proposals, pushback and debate for the site adjacent to the Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain station.

  Politics

  Jun 11, 2025
  
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• Vancouver council approves controversial supportive housing freeze

  The mayor's motion would halt the construction of net new supportive housing units in the city until other municipalities build more supportive housing units.

  Politics

  Feb 26, 2025
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• Questions surround Vancouver SRO hotel sitting empty since June 2018

  The 1913-built Regent Hotel at 160 East Hastings Street has been decaying since the City of Vancouver shut it down at the end of June 2018.

  Politics

  Jan 1, 2025
• Vancouver city council removes some ‘view cones’ for housing space

  Vancouver city council has voted to remove some of the city's 'view cones' in an effort to bring additional housing to the city.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2024
• ‘Impossibly unaffordable’: Housing report ranks Vancouver 3rd most expensive in the world

  Hong Kong was crowned the most unaffordable market in the world, followed by Sydney, Australia then Vancouver.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2024
• ‘Finder’s fee’: B.C. senior turns to advertising to find place to live

  Derek Stephen, who is 66 years old, is offering a $350 finder's fee to anyone who can help him find an apartment in Vancouver or Burnaby.

  Economy

  Jun 5, 2024
• City council looking at denser housing in Vancouver’s Shaughnessy neighbourhood

  Bill 44, adopted by the Provincial legislature in November 2023, will allow for increased maximum densities for the purpose of creating new “small-scale, multi-unit housing.”

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2024
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• Average Metro Vancouver renter spends 61% of monthly income on rent: report

  Average rates for furnished one-bedroom units in Metro Vancouver rose by $251 between March and April, with unfurnished ones rising by $39.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2024
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• Vancouver is in a ‘full-blown crisis’ for housing affordability: Report

  "It is becoming more and more difficult with first-time homebuyers as prices rise here in Vancouver," realtor Mike Stewart told Global News.

  Economy

  Apr 3, 2024