Rental

• Kingston records Canada’s largest year-over-year drop in average rents

  According to statistics Canada, rental prices in Kingston are trending downwards. City officials say this news validates the work they've been doing over the past several years.

  Politics

  Jul 7
  
• B.C. shelves secondary-suite incentive program

  The B.C. government says it is cancelling an incentive program meant to entice homeowners to build secondary suites, saying the decision is "due to uncertain financial times." 

  Politics

  Mar 20, 2025
  
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• Vancouver’s rental plan would have city competing with private sector, critics say

  Critics say the city, which would be acting as developer, won't have to operate on a level playing field with private companies operating in the same sector.

  Economy

  Feb 11, 2025
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• Vancouver unveils plan to build thousands of rental homes on city-owned land

  City-owned land will be used to build market rental housing in Vancouver. The first build - a pair of towers at Hornby and Pacific streets - will add an estimated 1,136 new homes.

  Economy

  Feb 6, 2025
• ‘How much would you pay?’ Ad asks roommates to name their price as B.C. rents slide

  A Vancouver woman looking to rent out a room in a shared house says after getting no takers for months, she ultimately asked would-be tenants to name their own price. 

  Economy

  Jan 30, 2025
• 25-storey rental tower with no parking proposed in Vancouver’s West End

  The City of Vancouver's new apartment parking policy appears set to be put to the test, with a new residential tower proposed for the West End.

  Politics

  Jan 29, 2025
• Short-term rental restrictions reducing B.C. rents, study finds

  A report led by the Canada Research Chair in Urban Governance says restrictions on short-term rentals in British Columbia have reduced rents by 5.7 per cent, saving tenants more than $600 million last year.

  Politics

  Sep 18, 2024
• B.C. $500M rental protection fund nears 1,500 homes

  A B.C. government fund to help non-profits buy rental buildings to protect tenants from eviction and maintain affordable rents is on track to exceed its target of 2,000 homes.

  Politics

  Aug 22, 2024
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• Kingston city council looks at new plan to improve local rental market

  The Rental Housing Community Improvement Plan includes tax grants and exemptions to vacant property owners to push them to construct new rental units, officials say.

  Canada

  May 6, 2024
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• B.C.’s new short-term rental restrictions now in effect

  The regulations are aimed at moving thousands of units listed through services like Airbnb and VRBO from the short-term market to the traditional rental pool.

  Economy

  May 1, 2024