Gregor Robertson

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The owners of 67,000 lots currently zoned for single-family housing can now rebuild their homes as duplexes.


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Motorists in Vancouver will see the gasoline tax increase by 1.5 cents per litre.


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It takes 21 months (on average) for homebuilders to obtain building permits from Vancouver City Hall.


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Historically low interest rates have enabled families to more than double their mortgage borrowing power since 2000.


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In neighbouring Burnaby, it takes only a third the time it does in Vancouver to obtain a permit.


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In Vancouver, it takes almost two years, on average, to obtain a building permit.


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In 2016, average rents in Montreal were $835 a month compared to $1,242 in Toronto and just under $1,300 in Vancouver.


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There's plenty of room to grow upwards by adding more homes within the city’s existing urban footprint.


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It costs an estimated $78,000 per unit to comply with building regulations in Vancouver.