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.
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.