Dan Fumano: West side story — Moderate-income apartment coming to Kitsilano

Credit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 03:14:59 +0000

Opinion: It’s not a home-run. But if the final hours of council’s 2019 schedule had seen a different outcome, those who want to see more rental homes built in Vancouver would have less cause for optimism in 2020.

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Dan Fumano: Vancouver council approves first rental buildings under pilot project

Credit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 07:40:36 +0000

Opinion: When the public hearing for the Kitsilano rental project resumes Tuesday, many people will be watching to see which way one of these pilot rental projects goes when faced with sleepless angry homeowners.

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Vaughn Palmer: James defends controversial cash cow, a tax geared to beef up rentals

Credit to Author: Stephen Snelgrove| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 02:39:33 +0000

OPINION: There was James on Tuesday defending the tax in terms that only a parent could love. One of the main rationales for the tax was as a spur to free up property for the rental housing market. So where are the numbers saying that has actually happened?

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Dan Fumano: Fate of hundreds of Vancouver rental homes hangs in balance this week

Credit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 23:45:30 +0000

Opinion: For those who track Vancouver housing numbers like sports statistics, this week will have a big impact on how the rental totals end up for Kennedy Stewart’s first year in office.

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