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A B.C. renter who initiated an illegal eviction legal fight against his acting landlord for thousands in damages saw the rental dispute backfire in the acting landlord’s favour. In a BC Civil Resolution Tribunal dispute,...
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A B.C. renter says she was forced to move out immediately after giving notice in response to her landlord proposing a 30 per cent rent increase. She took her situation to the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal for damages, inc...
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Residents across B.C. are continuing to feel the financial pressure, but those looking to rent in several spots in Metro Vancouver may be seeing some relief in their costs compared to last year. Zumper, a digital marketp...
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If their candidates are elected during the civic election on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, the OneCity Vancouver party would push for the redevelopment of Kingsgate Mall, which is owned by the Vancouver School Board. The part...
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We’ve heard a lot about how rent prices have been coming down in B.C. over the past couple of years, but BC Greens leader Emily Lowan is painting a less rosy picture of the situation than the BC NDP has been. It has beco...
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In back-to-back announcements, Surrey mayoral candidate Mike Starchuk promised to both create a “Senakw-style partnership” for rental housing as well as create a ‘no new casino’ moratorium. This is in the run-up to the O...
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Colleen Hardwick, a former Vancouver city councillor and the mayoral candidate for the TEAM For A Livable Vancouver party, is calling for governments to take a more direct role in creating new homes that middle-income re...
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A B.C. renter initiated a legal fight against her former landlord in hopes of getting her security deposit back, all while making some fairly substantial claims against him. According to the renter and the BC Civil Resol...
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A landlord was forced to face the music after some B.C. renters started a legal fight when they discovered the landlord had deducted fees from their rental deposits. Details of the rental dispute were shared in a BC Civi...
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Canadian renters with aspirations to move are facing much more than a logistical hassle, according to a new report on housing affordability from Statistics Canada (StatCan). The research, which draws from the fourth cycl...
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Vancouver rent prices have been steadily falling over the past few years. But according to new analysis from Rentals.ca, the U.S.-Canada trade war might mean that this relief is short-lived. Vancouver’s rental market wil...
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Whether you’re serving on a condo board, own a rental property, or are looking for a professionally managed place to rent, there’s a lot that goes into keeping a property running smoothly in Calgary. From staying on top...
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The latest provisions are part of amendments made to the Residential Tenancies Act that were changed through two bills passed by the Ontario government in the past year.
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Finding a rental that fits your budget in Vancouver today often means compromise. Many people find themselves in a grey area: not eligible for supportive housing but unable to afford market-rate rentals. And even when th...
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Vancouver rent continued to rise in August, following the seasonal trend of month-over-month increases. Rentals.ca and Urbanation recently released their August national rent report, revealing the average asking rent in...
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A new report looks at the cost of living in major cities, revealing that the cost of rent in Vancouver is the highest in the world. Bunq, Europe’s second-largest neobank, released its Working Abroad Index, where it exami...
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While the news that the B.C. rent increase cap is being lowered in 2027 is good news for renters in the short term, it could have some negative long-term consequences. Last week, the B.C. government announced that the re...
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Renters in Metro Vancouver and British Columbia are getting some good news as the B.C. government has announced a lower rent increase cap for 2027. The rent increase cap for 2026 is 2.3 per cent. Next year, B.C. says it’...
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CMHC data show half of the country’s social and affordable rental stock was built before 1980, while fewer than 4% of units were constructed since 2020.
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A major branded merchandise distributor is significantly expanding its Metro Vancouver operations with a new warehouse on Annacis Island, in what developer Grosvenor says is its largest industrial lease in Canada in near...
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The B.C. Ministry of Housing celebrated the most recent rental report from Rentals.ca and suggested that the province is on a “generational path to prosperity.” Rentals.ca released its August 2026 national rent report ea...
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Vancouver City Council has approved a major mixed-use rental housing tower immediately next to SkyTrain’s Commercial-Broadway Station, but the project may need to undergo substantial design changes to preserve the possib...
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About six months after publishing their 2026 Housing Market Outlook, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) says that what was already a weak housing market has actually proven even weaker than expected.“Hous...
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Canada's multifamily market caught its breath in the second quarter of 2026. After nearly two years of climbing vacancies and cooling rents, the latest data from Yardi shows a sector settling into something closer to equ...
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