Vancouver Rent

• Rental rates in many B.C. communities continue to rise amid affordability crisis

  New Data from Rentals.ca suggests B.C.'s fastest-growing city, Surrey, has seen rental rates skyrocket by eight per cent year over year.

  Economy

  Sep 11, 2024
  
• $2,000 for 200 square feet: TikTok of Vancouver rental raises hackles

  A TikTok video advertising a $2,000 rental in a tiny single-room unit in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside has sparked backlash, and conversation about the city's rental market.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2023
  
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• Rents dwarf minimum wage in every province. Rising interest rates aren’t helping

  Minimum wage workers are increasingly unable to make ends meet in Canada's rental markets, a new report shows, a struggle only made worse by pressure from higher interest rates.

  Money

  Jul 18, 2023
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• B.C.’s new shelter rate a good start, but doesn’t go nearly far enough: advocates

  The slice of income assistance meant for housing increased in B.C. for the first time in 15 years this month, but still only amounts to $500 in a province with a housing crisis.

  Politics

  Jul 7, 2023
• Grim federal report confirms Metro Vancouver has Canada’s toughest rental market

  Greater Vancouver's vacancy rate fell below one percent, while the average rent for a two-bedroom at unit turnover surged to $2,850 per month.

  Consumer

  Jan 26, 2023
• ABC defends axing Vancouver Renter Office, citing ‘duplication of service’

  “The reality is, not only is it on average one call per day … 60 per cent were other issues related to other jurisdictions,” ABC Coun. Rebecca Bligh said Friday.

  Politics

  Jan 20, 2023
• Highest increase in Canada: Rent for one-bedroom apartment soars to $2,176 in Vancouver

  The second-most expensive city to rent a one-bedroom apartment was Toronto, with a rate of $2,013 -- an increase of 9.2 per cent from December 2020. 

  Economy

  Jan 17, 2022
• Vancouver fine-dining institution Bishop’s closes for good, citing rent hike

  "I just couldn't see giving them what amounted to $200,000 this year in rent at a time in a business that's very vulnerable, fragile at best," said John Bishop.

  Economy

  Jan 6, 2022
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• ‘Landlord’ at alleged $1k per month Marpole flophouse didn’t have permission: Owner

  The owner of an expensive rental home on Vancouver's west side said the woman who was renting it out did so without their knowledge.

  Consumer

  Aug 25, 2018
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• $1K per month to rent a tent in a Vancouver backyard? How about 20 roommates?

  The City of Vancouver is investigating a rental home in Vancouver that one tenant says is charging 21 renters $1,000 a piece.

  Aug 18, 2018