British Columbia

More than 700 people initially applied to participate in a unique rent-to-own program at 50 Electronic Ave. in Port Moody

B.C. municipalities expressed frustration with the federal government's slowness in responding to local communities' climate change challenges.

Short-term thinking by previous governments has led to untenable conditions, Furstenau says

The province's multi-faceted housing crisis will take years and patience to fix, Union of BC Municipalities delegates told.

B.C. landlords soon will have the government them backing them if bad tenants skip out on rent and disappear into the wind.

The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of homes sold in August fell compared with a year ago as the market remained largely "stuck in a holding pattern" despite borrowing costs beginning to come down.

The price cap for insured mortgages will be boosted for the first time since 2012, moving to $1.5 million from $1 million, to allow more people to qualify for a mortgage with less than a 20 per cent down payment.

Approvals are one thing, seeing projects built is another

It’s the kind of project the mayor of Saanich believes strikes a blow for affordability in a very expensive municipality and sets the district on course to reaching its housing targets.

Voters deserve details of competing housing plans, says BC NDP leader