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Renting
It may not be shocking to hear that cities with high rents and low vacancy rates are also seeing an increase in homelessness, but correlation is not causation. But now, a recent study is pointing to causation.The researc...
Lifestyle
A glass-bottom pool is one of the highlights of a penthouse just listed for sale in a notable Vancouver high-rise. We’ve covered other units at 1568 Alberni St., notably the other penthouse suite, which features a sky po...
New Development
A new mixed-use development is now under construction in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, thanks in large part to funding and contributions from four different governments in conjunction with those from several other parti...
Renting
Although it feels like the FIFA World Cup was a lifetime ago, there’s some new data about how Vancouver Airbnb hosts fared during the tournament. According to Airbnb, a “typical” host brought in $4,500 over the duration...
Government & Policy
The Government of British Columbia is officially cancelling Vancouver Coastal Health’s (VCH) highly controversial plan to open an overdose prevention site (OPS) at 900 Helmcken St. in Downtown Vancouver. Vancouver Mayor...
Government & Policy
Conservative Party of BC MLA Reann Gasper is stepping down from her Abbotsford-Mission riding seat, clearing the way for party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay to attempt to enter the B.C. legislature through a by-election. Th...
Government & Policy
The City of Vancouver could spend as little as $40 million to keep the existing Kitsilano Outdoor Pool operating for another 15 years — or as much as $300 million to completely replace it with a new facility offering mor...
Renting
Unfortunately for renters, Metro Vancouver rent prices seem to be inching a little higher recently. Liv.rent recently published its August 2026 Metro Vancouver rent report, showing that the average asking rent for an unf...
Government & Policy
The Granville Street Pedestrian Zone in Downtown Vancouver may have just delivered its strongest indication yet that the momentum generated by the FIFA World Cup can continue without the international soccer tournament —...
New Development
Construction has commenced on the expansion of the existing Mount Pleasant Substation to support the expected immense densification of the Central Broadway area over the coming decades. Earlier this year, BC Hydro began...
Lifestyle
A travel website that looks at cool spots in the world recently named a popular neighbourhood in the city the “Brooklyn of Vancouver.” Brooklyn Of is a reputable independent travel website. “A ‘Brooklyn’ is a metaphor, a...
Lifestyle
Even while Vancouver’s residents deal with the stress of the high cost of living, the city still ranks as one of the most relaxing in the world for visitors. Condé Nast Traveller worked with Holafly, a Travel ESIM group,...
Housing Market
A Vancouver sub-penthouse in a building that has been talked about a lot on social media just got its third price drop since 2024 with no buyer. The property, located at 3902-1568 Alberni St., was just listed for $9,278,...
Government & Policy
Municipal governments across Metro Vancouver are spending and collecting substantially more money per resident than they did 15 years ago, even after accounting for population growth and inflation. The new analysis by Fr...
New Development
Mount Pleasant Station is increasingly beginning to look like a SkyTrain station. Recent construction photos newly shared by the Government of British Columbia provide a closer look inside the underground station being b...
New Development
With summer winding down in Calgary, construction is showing no signs of slowing down, with plenty of projects in the works to keep an eye on this fall. Whether you’re worried about road closures or just excited about ne...
Renting
If you’re thinking about ditching the big city for a change of scenery, there’s one Canadian city that’s especially popular with renters right now. A new report has ranked Moncton, N.B., as the most in-demand rental mark...
Renting
Vancouver renters might be looking to move to smaller B.C. cities to find better rental markets, a new report from RentCafe.com suggests. RentCafe.com, a rental search website, analyzed its rental listing data across 25...
New Development
With their two-tower Landmark On Robson project now complete, Asia Standard Americas — the North American subsidiary of publicly-traded Hong Kong-based developer Asia Standard International Group — now appears ready to a...
New Development
Fresh from recently completing the adjacent Landmark on Robson redevelopment on the former Empire Landmark Hotel site, Asia Standard Americas is moving ahead with plans to redevelop another property immediately to the ea...
Government & Policy
A large majority of businesses responding to a recent Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (GVBOT) survey want municipal governments to keep annual property tax increases at roughly the rate of inflation or lower. The survey...
Government & Policy
In many ways, it hasn’t been the best year for the BC NDP. The government has dealt with a lot of blowback due to its handling of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), concerns over property ri...
Government & Policy
Ontario’s highest provincial court has cleared a major legal obstacle to Premier Doug Ford’s plan to remove municipally-built protected bike lanes from several major busy streets within the City of Toronto. In an unanimo...
Government & Policy
The OneCity Vancouver party wants to rebuild and reestablish the City of Vancouver’s business support and investment attraction capacity, nearly three years after the ABC Vancouver party-led City Council wound down the V...
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