by Eric Stober | Aug 11, 2026 | News
A $1.45-billion plan to buy up to 2,200 unsold condos in British Columbia is being panned as a bailout despite government arguments it will create affordable housing. The plan was announced in June in an unusual way — it was only a line with few details in a broader...
by Natasha Plotnikov | Jul 3, 2025 | Advice for Agents, Boards & Associations, News
As Canada continues to grapple with housing challenges, real estate professionals and housing providers are increasingly being drawn into conversations about how we build, where we build, and for whom, working to find housing that is financially more accessible to...
by Seth Scott and Matthew Thornton | Jun 27, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Guest Columns
British Columbia is facing a serious housing affordability challenge, and policy solutions must be focused, evidence-based and responsive to the diverse realities of communities across the province. In 2023, the Government of British Columbia introduced the Short-Term...
by Joel Thompson | Jun 24, 2025 | Guest Columns
We must say it louder for the people in the back: Canada is not in a housing crisis. We are in an infrastructure and policy crisis. Until we start solving the right problems, all the money, headlines, and government promises in the world won’t get us anywhere near...
by Matthew Thornton | Jun 12, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Guest Columns
The dream of a truly mobile Canadian workforce, where a registered professional in one province can easily work in another, is long overdue. In an era of global economic instability exemplified by the ongoing U.S. trade war and rising protectionist policies, labour...
