Vancouver Rentals

• Cooling home sales push some owners to list their units in hot rental markets

  A cooling ownership market is pushing some homeowners to put a sale on hold and put their home on the rental market, according to new real estate data.

  Money

  Aug 2, 2022
  
• Vancouver mayor wants to extend renter protection rules citywide

  Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart will look to extend renter protections like those in the Broadway Plan to the entire city. 

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2022
  
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• B.C. to end COVID-19 rent freeze on Dec. 31, caps rent hikes at 1.5%

  The province says the maximum allowable rent increase as of Jan. 1, 2022, will be set at 1.5 per cent, based on inflation.

  Economy

  Sep 8, 2021
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• City council approves 81-unit rental building in one Vancouver’s wealthiest neighbourhoods

  Council voted 10-1 in favour of building a four-storey apartment building in Shaughnessy.

  Politics

  Jul 30, 2020
• Vancouver councillor calls for end to financial incentives to developers under rental program

  Coun. Jean Swanson says the Rental 100 program isn't actually creating affordable rentals in the city.

  Mar 31, 2019
• Vancouver city council considers scrapping rental housing incentive program over high rents

  The Rental 100 program gives breaks to developers for setting aside rental units, but critics say it's not creating affordable housing.

  Consumer

  Mar 24, 2019
• 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
• 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
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• B.C.’s rental housing task force visits Vancouver on cross-province tour

  The three person team is headed by Vancouver-West End MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert.

  News

  Jun 28, 2018
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• Vancouver millennials need rentals. Seniors have rooms. There may be a solution here

  "Our ultimate goal is to have more affordable housing for renters as well as allow an option for seniors who want to age in place or stay in their home."

  Canada

  Mar 13, 2018