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Federal housing minister's 'fiasco' flip-flop on housing funds puzzles B.C. mayors

Federal housing minister's 'fiasco' flip-flop on housing funds puzzles B.C. mayors

Mayors from Burnaby and Surrey were ready to accept a combined $138 million to fund an acceleration of housing permits and new affordable housing projects until the federal housing minister kiboshed those plans.
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Metro Vancouver increases to development cost charges defers federal funding announcement

Metro Vancouver increases to development cost charges defers federal funding announcement

Single-family homes and townhomes could see fee increases more than triple over three years
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Ottawa not ready to share housing strategy with B.C., premier says

Ottawa not ready to share housing strategy with B.C., premier says

Eby says B.C. is not going to wait for Ottawa to announce funding commitments
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B.C. sets housing targets for 'naughty list' municipalities

B.C. sets housing targets for 'naughty list' municipalities

Provincials housing minister assigns number, type of housing targets for 10 municipalities across B.C.
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Rezoning bid presented for Army & Navy site in Vancouver

Rezoning bid presented for Army & Navy site in Vancouver

Revised rezoning application calls for 11-storey office tower and a 19-floor residential tower with 900 mostly non-market rental units on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
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Feds unlock another $20B for low-cost rental construction financing: Freeland

Feds unlock another $20B for low-cost rental construction financing: Freeland

Experts say the shortage of purpose-built rentals is the most acute and is eroding housing affordability across the country
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B.C. could learn from New Zealand city's housing policy: BCREA

B.C. could learn from New Zealand city's housing policy: BCREA

Housing lessons from New Zealand could provide a blueprint for Eby’s Homes for People plan
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B.C. church denied tax exemption for unrenovated commercial units

B.C. church denied tax exemption for unrenovated commercial units

Churches in Richmond receive about $484K in tax breaks
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Hot rental market makes search 'stressful' for many — and it won't get better soon

Hot rental market makes search 'stressful' for many — and it won't get better soon

Newly-listed one-bedroom properties in Vancouver averaged $2,988 in August, up 13.1 per cent from a year earlier
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Allow commercial, industrial vacant property tax, UBCM urges

Allow commercial, industrial vacant property tax, UBCM urges

Tax needed to encourage building and business growth, New Westminster councillor says
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