Vancouver conference hears more housing needed to avoid crisis

There are renewed calls today for B.C. to speed up housing starts to keep pace with the expected explosion in population growth. A Vancouver conference has heard we need to take urgent steps now or we’ll find ourselves in a crisis situation years down the road. Emad Agahi has the “early warning” from builders.

• Cost concessions needed to build enough houses to meet B.C. demand, say real estate groups