Homeless activists and their supporters occupied the recently closed North Surrey Recreation Centre for several hours Wednesday night to call attention to the danger the COVID-19 pandemic poses to people living on the streets or in insufficient housing.
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British Columbian landlords, tenants and small business owners are united in their growing calls for the federal government to intervene in order to make some form of rent and mortgage relief a reality.
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RBC says it expects Canada's housing market will see a significant pullback this year because of both the physical distancing restrictions and economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus outbreak, but that it could rebound next year.
As more and more people face layoffs due to the COVID-19 crisis, the B.C. government has announced a new renters' rebate and a freeze on evictions across the province.
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After restaurants and other businesses shut down abruptly last week, workers did the math, and many found they wouldn’t be able to pay their April rent, and that future employment insurance payments won’t cover their monthly rent either.
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Metro Vancouver mayors are calling on the province to prohibit evictions, defer provincial property taxes and provide grants to municipalities to help cities weather the financial pain of COVID-19.
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Tenant advocates say they're concerned that the B.C. government has yet to announce a moratorium on evictions as thousands of renters worry they won't be able to pay their rent because of the deep economic impact of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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The B.C. government says help is coming soon for renters who face lost wages and job loss because of COVID-19, but the province lags behind Quebec and Ontario.
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As more and more workers face possible layoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are growing calls for the government to step in and ensure no one is left homeless during the crisis.
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The City of Vancouver has asked developers to voluntarily hold off on evicting tenants if the eviction is for redevelopment, and therefore falls under the city’s tenant relocation policies.
A petition calling for rent and mortgage payment relief for Canadians struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic has been signed by tens of thousands of people.
Families surrender hundreds of pets every year in B.C. because of rules imposed by landlords and stratas, and one city is pushing for the "discrimination" to end.
The BC Human Rights Tribunal has ruled in favour of an Aboriginal woman whose landlord tried to evict her after she performed traditional smudging ceremonies inside her Burnaby home.
Canada must urgently create public registries that reveal the true owners of corporations in order to shed its international reputation as a destination for laundering the proceeds of crime, an inquiry has heard.
A former property manager of FirstService Residential — one of North America’s largest managers of residential communities — is accused of stealing approximately $2 million from condo corporations she oversaw in Calgary.
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B.C. Premier John Horgan says his government is looking into the issue of soaring insurance premiums for condo buildings in the province and will "do what it can" to manage those costs.
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From a $60-million oceanfront estate to a small bungalow on 63 acres of land, the most expensive homes for sale vary across Canada's real estate markets.
The federal government is changing the stress test rate for insured mortgages starting April 6 that experts say should make it marginally easier for some buyers to purchase their first home, or owners refinancing their existing mortgages.
The head of a year-old enforcement unit says it's investigated and fined landlords who repeatedly try to illegally evict tenants, and tenants who owe tens of thousands in rent.
Condo real estate deals are falling apart and owners are at risk of losing their financing because some condo buildings can’t get insurance. The Condominium Home Owners Association says this could signal a collapse in B.C.'s condo market unless the provincial government intervenes.
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Like many basketball fans, Anoop Majithia was shocked and saddened by the sudden death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash last weekend. Unlike many basketball fans, Majithia had a highly visible way to express his mourning publicly.
Some condo residents in Port Coquitlam have been living with no power and no heat for the past couple of days since a torrential rain storm resulted in the building's underground parkade filling up with water.
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A Salmon Arm man made false statements about his mortgage investment company, which offered loans to real estate developers, the B.C. Securities Commission is alleging.
Developers started building fewer homes than expected in December, mostly because of a decline in multi-unit projects, Canada's housing agency said Thursday.
