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Amidst Canada’s evolving housing landscape, the proposed Renter’s Bill of Rights stands as a first step to address the power imbalance between tenants and landlords. This proposal aims to correct longstanding inequities but raises questions about its potential impact and the role of government intervention.
The City of Vancouver is establishing the Vancouver Affordable Housing Endowment Fund (VAHEF) comprised of over 200 non-market housing assets with an assessed value of approximately $2 billion CDN. The majority of these assets, including land, buildings, and Air Space Parcels, are leased to non- profit and co-op housing operators. VAHEF is aimed to optimize the long term viability and effectiveness of affordable non-market housing in Vancouver through a portfolio approach in order to address Vancouver’s housing crisis.
ISC was recently invited to participate in a Mini Consulting Corp session facilitated by the Counselors of Real Estate (CRE). The session worked with the Seniors Services Society of BC (SSSBC) and addressed the immediate needs of seniors for temporary and emergency housing across BC. Seniors comprise a large and growing number of the unhoused population, and one of the challenges is identifying temporary or emergency housing that can be accessed immediately while the development and construction processes unfold simultaneously.