Latest rental data paints a not-so rosy picture of housing affordability in B.C.

The latest rental data is putting some real-world numbers on what B.C. families are facing with the ongoing affordability crisis. As Andrea Macpherson reports, monthly rents in Vancouver and in the province’s other big cities are eating up a huge chunk of many people’s take-home pay.

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