Vancouver Rental Market

• Vancouver on track to see home price stabilization amid higher borrowing costs: Board

  There were 3,943 new listings last month, a roughly 18 per cent increase from a year earlier, but new listings remained 5.3 per cent below the 10-year seasonal average.

  Economy

  Sep 5, 2023
  
• Video mocks viral TikTok showcasing $2,000 SRO rental in Vancouver

  Creator Trey Helten, who manages the Overdose Prevention Society (OPS), said he and other DTES residents “wanted to show the whole truth.”

  Economy

  Aug 28, 2023
  
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• Tenants feel ‘real fear’ as rent for one-bedroom in Vancouver exceeds $3K

  "We don't honestly have sufficient protection of their tenancies in the law right now," said Robert Patterson of the Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre.

  Economy

  Aug 15, 2023
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• More B.C. renters are spending half their income on housing than anywhere else in Canada: Index

  As of 2021, the index found that 11 per cent of B.C. renter households were also living in "overcrowded conditions," an increase of 21 per cent from 2016.

  Economy

  Jun 19, 2023
• Renters might soon feel the pain as their landlords post losses. Here’s why

  Most real estate investors in Toronto were losing money on their properties last year, a new report finds. Here's why that pressure might hurt renters in the long term.

  Money

  May 30, 2023
• Average rents up 3% across Canada in 2021, CMHC says

  National rental prices were up three per cent year-over-year in 2021, according to CMHC, with affordability eroding fastest in Vancouver and Toronto.

  Money

  Feb 18, 2022
• B.C. rental crisis goes far beyond impact of short-term rentals, experts say

  Housing experts said tax revenue generated by Airbnb is a small return for a province where families struggle to find affordable homes.

  Nov 10, 2019
• Vancouver rental apartment building sell-off a sign of unsettled industry

  Landlords argue rent controls and slow approvals are scaring investors and strangling the market.

  Sep 27, 2019
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• Monthly rent across Canada expected to rise — especially in these 3 cities: report

  The average rental rates could increase by six per cent year over year on a national basis in 2019, according to a report from Rentals.ca.

  Consumer

  Jan 4, 2019
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• Vancouver council approves motion to protect tenants from renovictions

  Landlords will be required to offer displaced tenants the chance to temporarily move out during a renovation without their lease ending or their rent increasing. 

  Dec 5, 2018