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Tag Archives: Housing
In more than a decade of journalism, one of my enduring interests has been housing, real estate and homelessness.
In 2013, I began a year-long reporting project exploring solutions to the affordable housing crisis in B.C. for the Tyee Solutions Society, investigating rental, social housing, and homeownership. I have been covering housing issues regularly since I first slept overnight in a squatted abandoned building for a Martlet newspaper feature in 2003.
Below are some samples from my housing portfolio.
Vancouver home ownership behind rest of Canada: StatsCan
Vancouver lags only slightly behind Canada’s home ownership levels, according to newly released federal data that some experts think is misleading thanks to skyrocketing prices.
‘Misinformation’ behind growing number of Vancouver neighbourhood rebellions: city
City Coun. Kerry Jang says “misinformation” is behind a growing number of neighbourhood rebellions across Vancouver.
Returning students face housing hurdles
As thousands of university and college students gear up for fall classes, the hunt is on for scarce housing in the Lower Mainland.
Marpole residents decry ‘development at breakneck speed’
Several hundred Marpole residents attended an event at a local community centre on Sunday, with organizers saying 1,500 households have requested protest signs.
DTES picketers, businesses trade bullying barbs
The anti-gentrification war in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is heating up after a group of nonprofits and businesses labelled protesters as “bullies.”
Study Details Canada’s ‘Perfect Storm’ Housing Problem
Eroding incomes and plunging rental stock leave 380,600 households in ‘severe’ need.
Advocates call for ‘social impact’ assessments of new Downtown Eastside developments
The city should require low-income “social impact assessments” of all new businesses and condominiums in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Feds have ‘no choice but to listen’ to municipal pressure on affordable housing
Over the past decade, the average price tag of new homes in Canada has almost doubled, and homeownership remains hindered by skyrocketing personal debt.
Housing Justice Project puts affordable lodging and legal advocacy into action
Affordable housing is a recognized human right, say legal advocates, but too many residents of B.C. are unable to exercise that right, or even access the legal system as tenants.
David P Ball 