Vancouver Vacancy

• Vacant homes in Vancouver continue to dwindle due to empty homes tax: mayor

  The 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
  
• Vancouver’s empty homes tax should stay at 1% to ensure it’s still being paid: staff

  The 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 says

  According 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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• Vancouver collects $21M from empty homes tax, expects $38M total for first year

  The news comes a day after the a federal government report found the city's vacancy rate has declined since last year.

  Politics

  Nov 30, 2018
• Students struggle to find housing in red-hot rental market

  A picture of dozens of students lined up outside a property hoping to be the next tenant of an $850-a-month suite says it all: finding affordable rental housing in Vancouver is next to impossible.

  Economy

  Sep 1, 2016