housing stock

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There are no solutions to Canada’s housing crisis—only trade-offs

The country requires an estimated 5.8 million new homes to restore a semblance of affordability by 2030.


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Reality check—foreign buyers aren’t buying up B.C.’s housing stock

Non-resident investors owned only 2.5 per cent of all houses in the province.


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Mayor-elect Kennedy Stewart wants to reach 85,000 new housing units over 10 years.


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According to a report commissioned by the province, more than 115,000 new housing units were awaiting approval in six Metro Vancouver municipalities.


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When I first came to Alberta a quarter-century ago, vacancy rates in Calgary and Edmonton exceeded 10 per cent. In Edmonton, where I lived in 1988, landlords often gave one month free on an already cheap 12-month lease. Sometimes utilities and cable were included.