Tag: Christine Boyle

Average asking rents in B.C. were down 4.7% in August

Housing Emily Joveski -
B.C. asking rents fell nearly five per cent year-over-year in August, according to the latest Rentals.ca and Urbanation report.

B.C. asking rents drop 4.5% in July, says report

Real Estate Emily Joveski -
Average asking rents in B.C. fell 4.5 per cent year over year in July to $2,384, a new report said.

B.C. rents continue to fall amid sluggish spring rental market

Housing Emily Joveski -
Average rents in British Columbia fell 5.7 per cent in May from a year earlier, as the province lost its position as Canada's most expensive rental market to Nova Scotia.

B.C. changing timeline for short-term rental exemptions ahead of summer tourism season

Housing Emily Joveski -
British Columbia is accelerating timelines for communities to opt out of short-term rental limits, aiming to help them capture the summer tourism season.

Advocates say affordable housing projects left in limbo after B.C. closes key funding stream

Housing Emily Joveski -
Municipalities and housing advocates are raising alarm bells over British Columbia’s decision to close a housing fund they rely on to build affordable rental housing.

Housing minister trusts Powell River homeless shelter operator

City of Powell River Bill Kingston -
The minister is confident Lift will be able to operate the 40-bed facility.

B.C. and Alberta saw largest rent declines as prices fall across Canada, says report

Provincial Emily Joveski -
British Columbia and Alberta saw the largest declines in the price of apartment rentals over the past year, although B.C. remained the most expensive province for renters.

Homelessness rises in 60 per cent of B.C. communities in latest count

Provincial Emily Joveski -
The latest provincial “point-in-time” count found that homelessness rose in more than half of the 20 British Columbia communities surveyed.

Infrastructure, housing, UNDRIP will top agenda as local governments meet in Victoria next week

Provincial My Powell River Now Staff -
Members of local governments and First Nations are gathering in Victoria next week for the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention.

B.C. caps rent increases at 2.3 per cent in 2026

Provincial Emily Joveski -
British Columbia is again tying maximum rent increases to inflation, capping increases at 2.3 per cent in 2026.

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