Living above libraries, fire halls and schools? More housing options coming to BC. As the provincial government continues to promote its strategies to battle the housing crisis, city councils are slowly increasing what's been a rarity till now: non-market housing above public assets.
Goal is for households to be within a 15-minute walk of key amenities such as grocery stores and other services, employment, parks and natural areas
New affordable housing in Saanich looks anything but in the light of a new study that defines the upper limit for an affordable home in Saanich as $605,000 for larger homes and $428,000 for those with fewer than two bedrooms.
The “not in my backyard” objections to new housing in the NDP government’s latest push won’t carry nearly the weight they once did.
The British Columbia government will invest billions of dollars to ease a housing "crisis that is touching people in every corner of the province," Premier David Eby said.
The province released its so-called Homes for People plan on Monday starting with a $4-billion investment over three years and commits to $12 billion over a decade.
British Columbia plans to boost housing density with legislation in the fall that will allow up to four homes on a traditional single-family detached lot, overriding some local governments that currently don’t allow basement suites.
Home construction in British Columbia will need to rise to unprecedented levels to offset the impact of record immigration on the housing market, the B.C. Real Estate Association said in a new report on Tuesday.
The province must build 25 per cent more new homes than usual for the next five years to address deteriorating housing affordability.
"Saanich is the most populous municipality in the Capital Regional District on south Vancouver Island. According to the 2021 census, 117,735 people live in Saanich, compared to 91,867 in neighbouring Victoria."
"Across Greater Victoria, renters, homeowners, and those struggling with or on the verge of homelessness say that an increasingly unaffordable housing market is driving them to take extreme measures just to make ends meet.
Several residents told CBC News they are worried about what it means for their futures — and their ability to afford to stay on the south Island."