Vancouver housing
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Vancouver raising empty homes tax to 3% in 2021This will be the second time the tax has been hiked. Council approved an increase from one per cent to 1.25 per cent in 2019.Nov 25, 2020
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Camp cleared at Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park, but advocates say housing fight ‘not over’The province says about 265 people have been moved to temporary housing, but one homeless advocate says the province housed the most visible, not the most vulnerable.PoliticsMay 9, 2020
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Vacant homes in Vancouver continue to dwindle due to empty homes tax: mayorThe city says 787 properties were declared vacant for 2019 — down 15 per cent from 2018 and 30 per cent from when the tax started.Feb 7, 2020
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Greater Vancouver December home sales surge 88 per cent year-over-yearThe Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says December sales were 9.5 per cent above the 10-year average for the month.Jan 3, 2020
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Should Vancouver emulate San Diego’s response to the crisis of homelessness?"To just say let them sleep in a park or let them sleep on city sidewalks, I think that's a bit of a cop out," said Charles Gauthier with the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association.Dec 9, 2019
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Unique new Vancouver housing project brings single moms, firefighters togetherThe project includes 31 units, which are expected to house between 65 and 90 women and children at rents of between $520 and $1,164 per month.Dec 2, 2019
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Vancouver to hike empty homes tax by 25%Keeping a home empty in Vancouver is about to get more expensive.Nov 28, 2019
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Metro Vancouver real estate sales, prices to climb in 2021: Central 1A new report from Central 1 credit union suggests Metro Vancouver's housing market could be bouncing back faster than anticipated.Nov 25, 2019
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Vancouver’s empty homes tax should stay at 1% to ensure it’s still being paid: staffThe staff report does recommend further exempting homes under renovation for a majority of the year while extending the complaint process to 90 days.Nov 24, 2019
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Vancouver empty homes tax nets another $39M as number of vacant properties drop, city saysAccording to the report released Wednesday, $39.4 million in revenue was raised during the 2018 tax year, which was collected from the owners of 1,989 vacant properties.Nov 20, 2019
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