The status of Vancouver’s housing conditions is grim ... Large portions of the city are comprised of single-family zones, which suppresses inventory, hikes up costs and encourages the ...

Housing advocates have criticized the move, saying it reduces public engagement and transparency. And prezoned areas will only increase with the city’s Vancouver ... a clear map that makes ...

“Cities at or near the bubble risk zone face a higher risk of a large price correction.” While Vancouver did not follow the U.S. housing bubble, the city’s real estate prices are “very ...

Vancouver planners are ... that would fill the middle-housing gap by requiring local governments to allow different types of housing in single-family zones. Some the measures, such as House ...

The once-powerful Vision Vancouver party released its housing platform on Sunday, demanding an end to low-density housing zones in the city. Vision Vancouver, which dominated city hall from 2005 ...

Now, Vancouver's mayor and planners are promising a new initiative for rental housing aimed at helping ... and with a rental-only zone in the Downtown Eastside. As well, he says, the market ...

"[Single-family and duplex zones] is a type of land in the city that is actually the least expensive or some of the least expensive per square foot." In Vancouver, modular housing is currently not ...