Apartment building reno halted amid concerns over unsafe asbestos removal - The Province

Apartment building reno halted amid concerns over unsafe asbestos removal The Province By JOHN COLEBOURN, The Province May 22, 2012 5:04 PM A stop-work order has been issued on a major apartment renovation in East Vancouver after construction workers could not produce the needed paperwork to remove potentially hazardous asbestos from the ... East Side tenants protest 'extraordinary' rent increasesMetroNews Canada all 4 news articles »

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Vancouver council limits developer incentives to rental-only construction - Globe and Mail

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Vancouver council limits developer incentives to rental-only construction Globe and Mail Vancouver council is going to restrict incentives to developers who build rental housing in this high-cost city to curtail some subsidies that soared to as much as $70000 per unit. The Vision Vancouver-dominated council, which has been peppered with ... Rent check: The Outlook examines the rental housing situation across the North ...North Shore Outlook all 3 news articles »

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Burnaby rental complex sale worth over $80 million - Vancouver Sun

Burnaby rental complex sale worth over $80 million Vancouver Sun One of Metro Vancouver's largest multi-family rental complexes has sold in what's being called the third biggest transaction of its type in BC history. The deal, worth more than $80 million, involved the sale of Lougheed Village in northeast Burnaby, ... and more »

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Canada's safety beckons to couple in Guatemala - Vancouver Sun

Canada's safety beckons to couple in Guatemala Vancouver Sun This in-come could pay the cost of renting an apartment at perhaps $2000 a month. They would have sold at what many regard as the top of an overheated market. They will have converted the wild and woolly Toronto real estate market to simple rental cost ...

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Laneway eases path to ownership - Vancouver Sun

Laneway eases path to ownership Vancouver Sun Alexis Lum is building a laneway house in his parents' backyard for three reasons: It's more affordable than a two-bedroom apartment; he can rent it out if he decides not to live there; and he can have privacy and independence from his parents, ... and more »

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Vancouver real estate: would you live in a 226-square-foot shoebox apartment? - Canada.com (blog)

Canada.com (blog)

Vancouver real estate: would you live in a 226-square-foot shoebox apartment? Canada.com (blog) Or would you live in an apartment the size of a college dorm room because it's the only housing there that you can afford? That's what Vancouver resident Jace Ardiel is doing. A human resources specialist, he rents a 200-odd-square-foot apartment in a ... Cramped quarters draw in Vancouver tenantsCanadian Real Estate Magazine all 2 news articles »

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Tenants fume over invasive second-hand smoke - Vancouver Sun

Tenants fume over invasive second-hand smoke Vancouver Sun Smokers looking for a place to rent in Vancouver face an increasingly difficult time, with most landlords specifying in rental ads that they are looking for non-smokers, said smoker Ricky Ariston. He now lives in a house, but used to refrain from ... and more »

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