Vancouver's rental vacancy rate was just 1.2 per cent.
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February 7, 2023
12:45PM
September 4, 2019
8:15PM
In cities such as Toronto and Vancouver, the move away from apartment construction and towards condos is already well underway.
December 12, 2018
2:34PM
In the Greater Toronto Area, monthly rents rose by $63, on average.
August 15, 2018
2:59PM
Seattle’s rental vacancy rate jumped to 5.4 per cent—five times that of the GTA.
March 12, 2018
11:20AM
Ontario’s government has doubled-down on rent controls, which mandate how much landlords can charge renters.
January 16, 2018
5:00AM
Brooklyn is as populous as Toronto but less than a third as large geographically.
December 21, 2017
2:14PM
Typically, secondary suites can be cheaper to rent than apartments.
November 30, 2017
10:56AM
In neighbouring Burnaby, it takes only a third the time it does in Vancouver to obtain a permit.
November 28, 2016
2:57PM
On average, it takes more than 15 months to get a permit to build a new housing unit in Vancouver.
May 30, 2015
9:00AM
Rent control has been a disaster wherever it’s been tried. But this never stops politicians from suggesting it.