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B.C. government to set out housing targets for 20 more communities

B.C. government to set out housing targets for 20 more communities

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has named another 20 cities and towns as priority communities for housing targets over the next five years. The government says in a statement the communities are in high-growth, high-need regions of B.C.
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Bryan Yu: B.C. housing market showing signs of marginal improvement

Bryan Yu: B.C. housing market showing signs of marginal improvement

Prices rise in Metro Vancouver and Okanagan, but sales activity subdued
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Baldrey: Building more homes? Great. But, where are the workers?

Baldrey: Building more homes? Great. But, where are the workers?

Ottawa's plan to construct 3.9 million homes in seven years is "lofty target." Here in B.C., columnist Keith Baldrey says finding the hands to build them will be a tall order.
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Here's how much the cost to rent an apartment in Vancouver has changed in the past 5 years

Here's how much the cost to rent an apartment in Vancouver has changed in the past 5 years

Vancouver is consistently one of Canada's most expensive markets for housing rentals.
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Metro Vancouver firms using employee data to inform office choices

Metro Vancouver firms using employee data to inform office choices

High-tech sensors in workplaces, postal-code analysis among tools for real estate strategies.
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Some B.C. seniors endure a quiet housing crisis

Some B.C. seniors endure a quiet housing crisis

In the Vancouver region, 22 per cent of homeless people are seniors.
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Eby warns investors that rules limiting short-term rentals come into effect May 1

Eby warns investors that rules limiting short-term rentals come into effect May 1

But the premier said if someone wants to rent out their home during a major event, they can still do that
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Southwest B.C. delivered record housing starts in 2023, says report

Southwest B.C. delivered record housing starts in 2023, says report

Detached home starts decline as condo, townhome starts boom in 2023
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Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government

LANGLEY, B.C. — British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals.
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Getting the lowest mortgage rates in a high interest rate world

Getting the lowest mortgage rates in a high interest rate world

TORONTO — Mortgage shopping isn’t getting much easier these days.
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