Vancouver Housing
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Vancouver council takes heat for vote to refund millions in Empty Homes Tax to developersA new exemption to Vancouver's Empty Homes Tax is being applied retroactively, which will see $3.8 million, much of it already collected, returned to property developers.PoliticsMay 11
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Cut Vancouver’s empty homes tax back to 3% for 2023, city staff recommendVancouver's empty homes tax is intended to bring vacant units onto the rental or sale market, and targets properties that are unoccupied for more than half the year.PoliticsMay 4
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Vancouver’s April home sales down 16.5% from a year ago, says real estate boardThe Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says April home sales slid 16.5 per cent from a year ago as new listings remained below historical norms.EconomyMay 2
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Construction stable in Vancouver last year, but seller’s market is returning: RealtorsIn a housing supply report published Wednesday, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said work on 25,983 new units began last year, down 30 units from 2021.EconomyApr 19
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Rights groups allege violations occurring in DTES in submission to federal advocate"There are clear human rights standards for what constitutes adequate housing. These standards are overwhelmingly not being met," the Pivot Legal Society said.PoliticsApr 4
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Vancouver’s March home sales down 42.5% from a year ago: B.C. boardThe B.C. board says the numbers signal that March home sales are making a stronger than expected spring showing so far, despite elevated borrowing costs.EconomyApr 4
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‘They still house people’: Renovated SROs welcomed as part of DTES plan, but advocates call for moreNews of the newly-renovated SRO units for Downtown Eastside residents comes just months before 98 modular units in downtown Vancouver are slated to close.PoliticsMar 29
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Province pushes Vancouver to speed up housing as council weighs Broadway developmentNext week, council will consider a "pace of change" policy governing how fast developers will be able to tear down and redevelop existing rental stock in the Broadway corridor.CanadaMar 22
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City pulls 16 propane tanks from Vanier Park homeless camp, orders residents outThe move came after several media reports over the weekend about the encampment and complaints from a Kits Point neighbourhood resident.CanadaMar 21
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Red tape delays construction of Vancouver detox, social housing project approved 4 years agoThe concerns come as the BC Coroners Service reports nearly seven people died per day of suspected illicit drug overdoses in January.HealthMar 7
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