Airbnb's popularity has cities around the world on edge

Across North America, city governments and neighbourhood activists are worried that the exploding popularly of Airbnb is hurting neighbourhoods and putting a strain on rental housing stock, as landlords choose the lucrative option of short-term rentals over long-term tenants.

from http://www.vancouversun.com/business/real-estate/airbnb+popularity+cities+around+world+edge/11809016/story.html

Chinese investors buy one-third of Vancouver homes: National Bank estimate

Buyers from China comprised about one-third of purchases of Vancouver’s hot housing market in 2015, according to “back of the envelope calculations” by National Bank of Canada. Chinese investors spent about $12.7 billion on real estate in Vancouver in 2015, or 33 percent of its $38.5 billion in total sales, according to a note […]

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Single Parents Guide to Moving Out (and Moving On…)

Although the numbers are higher in other countries, an estimated forty percent of Canadian marriages end in divorce. Because of this high number, it is sometimes necessary to take a truthful, albeit scary, look at the realities of moving out of your family home and starting over as a single parent. It’s not just something Continue Reading »

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Vancouver architects' love of craft in construction helps couple win top award

Vancouver architects David and Susan Scott have woven their individual practices into one entity so successfully that judges on the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s selection panel couldn’t pick one over the other to bestow its 2016 Young Architect Award upon.

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Federal government restarts housing programs with $2.3 billion

The federal Liberal government has jumped back into funding affordable housing initiatives, including programs to spur rental housing construction and bolster rent supplements.

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Pete McMartin: The other side of the housing coin

Unless a buyer put a gun to your head and forced you to sell at a lavish profit, you don’t get to complain about it because if you see it as a problem, you are part of that problem, says Vancouver Sun columnist Pete McMartin.

from http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/pete+mcmartin+other+side+housing+coin/11802616/story.html

Burnaby outpaces Vancouver in tower development

Burnaby is putting up a forest of high-rise residential towers up to 65 storeys tall over the next 25 years, far outstripping anything Vancouver is contemplating.

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