The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Vancouver dipped slightly in December, but the city still has Canada’s highest rent for that home type. On average, Vancouverites are paying $1,820 for an apartment with one bedroom, which is down 1.1% compared with November. The reason for the drop isn’t entirely clear. “It is unclear
British Columbia’s new assistance program for first-time home buyers has the potential to bolster a segment of the property market that has stayed strong in the midst of sliding sales, according to one market observer. “The net impact (of the program), it does draw more people into the market, into the condo and town home
Secretive methods such as shell companies were used to buy nearly half of Vancouver’s most expensive properties, according to a new report from Transparency International. If you don’t know who owns a property, that can mean it’s easier for people to launder money or evade taxes, according to NDP housing critic David Eby, who supplied
