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The Residential Tenancy Branch fined a Vancouver landlord $90,000 after inspectors found a home subdivided into 21 rooms housing at least 17 tenants, with no permits for the plumbing and electrical work.
Vancouver dropped from 13th to 16th in RentCafe's Canada Renter Interest Report for Q3 2026, with page listings down 34 per cent and favourited listings down 52 per cent year over year, while Victoria reached its highest placement ever at second.
The average asking rent for a rental unit in Vancouver rose to $2,735 in October 2026, a 0.2 per cent increase from September and the first monthly gain after nearly three years of falling prices, according to the Rentals.ca National Rent Report.
The 20th anniversary of Homes for the Holidays transforms Cecil Green Park House at UBC into decorated rooms by Vancouver designers, with proceeds going to YWCA BC housing programs.
Mayor Pete Fry says he wants to review the city's finances before deciding on a property tax increase for 2027. The first major council meeting is November 18, where Councillor Lucy Maloney has five motions ready.
A BC Supreme Court judge has put a receiver in charge of four companies tied to Westbank after they stopped paying a $36 million loan for a cancelled 40-storey tower at Alberni and Bidwell streets.
The Squamish Nation's Sen̓áḵw development in Kitsilano has leased 257 of 333 units in its first tower, with one-bedroom suites in the 497-unit Tower 2 starting at $2,475 a month.
The Residential Tenancy Branch fined two Vancouver landlords after an inspection found a century-old home near Commercial Drive had been split into 21 rooms without permits.
Rentals.ca and Urbanation's November 2026 rent report shows Vancouver average asking rent reached $2,735 in October, up 0.2% year-over-year for the first time since late 2023.
The four parties that hold seats on Vancouver City Council have each made specific housing commitments. The Realist newsletter compiled them party by party.
The Greater Vancouver REALTORS reported 2,024 residential sales in Metro Vancouver in October 2026, 22.5% below the 10-year seasonal average, as a Bank of Canada rate increase and two elections pulled buyers back.
A study of 235 unhoused people in Vancouver found those whose belongings were taken by city workers were housed at a third of the rate of those who weren't.
Rennie and MLA Canada report a record-low sales pace for new condominiums across Metro Vancouver, with no concrete tower presales launched in all of 2026.
CityHallWatch's monthly snapshot shows 68 active rezoning proposals and 131 approvals in the past year, with five applications published since October 1.
Zealty.ca data shows 18,168 of 24,426 homes sold between January and late October closed below their BC Assessment valuation, as new Vancouver councillors prepare to take office.
Crombie REIT and Wesgroup have applied to rezone a full city block at 3410 Kingsway, replacing a Safeway and BC Liquor store with five rental towers of 19 to 29 storeys.
The 1.2-million-square-foot development at 375 East 1st Ave. will include 485 rental homes, 639 condos and 32 social housing units across four towers ranging from 35 to 40 storeys.
New market data shows 59.5 per cent of purpose-built rental units released in Metro Vancouver are already leased, with Vancouver leading the region with 23 actively leasing buildings.
The Globe and Mail reports that the new council, dominated by COPE and Green Party members, plans to focus its first months on tenant protections and renter policies.
CMHC Granville Island says the site has a $250 million repair backlog and a $10 million annual revenue gap. A public consultation is open until November 6.
A development team that received City approval for a 20-storey mixed-use rental building in Kitsilano has applied to amend the proposal, adding six storeys and 99 hotel rooms while keeping 121 rental units on site.
Crombie REIT and Wesgroup have submitted a development proposal for 3410 Kingsway that would replace the current Safeway, liquor store and parking lot with five towers ranging from 19 to 29 storeys.
COPE City Councillor Solomon Yi-Kieran, who turns 21 the day before taking office on November 2, told Daily Hive Vancouver their first priorities will be a SkyTrain extension to UBC, covered bus stop benches, and dedicated bus lanes.
Vancouver's mayor-elect says housing, shelter spaces and health care are his top priorities for the new provincial government, and he has already contacted the incoming MLAs for four Vancouver ridings.
The current council holds its last regular meeting on October 27 with By-law 5, which would cut the required share of three-bedroom units across 37 tower sites, on the consent agenda.
A developer has applied to replace a house in Arbutus Ridge with a 6-storey rental building, the first application under a framework Vancouver City Council approved in December 2025.
Sean Orr, Annette Reilly, Lucy Maloney and Mike Klassen spoke to CTV News about what they plan to do when the new Vancouver council takes office in November.
Mayor-elect Pete Fry says the new council's first order of business will be to reverse Vancouver's ban on new supportive housing projects, and that the new council will be sworn in on November 2.
COPE won four seats each on council, the park board, and the school board. Councillor Sean Orr, who received the most votes of any councillor, said his first priority is repealing the city's pause on new supportive housing.
The Vancouver Liberals published a housing commitment on October 14 saying the party would replace individual lease negotiations with a single 25-year agreement for all housing co-operatives on city-owned land.
Green Party mayoral candidate Pete Fry gave his explanations for three council votes that ABC Vancouver has used in attack ads targeting his record.
In a profile published by The Ubyssey, the Vote Vancouver candidate outlines what she would do on supportive housing and small business if elected mayor on October 17.
The Ubyssey asked each Vancouver party to lay out its positions. Vote Vancouver's council and park board candidates say city-owned land should be used for affordable homes and that the park board must stay independent.
The Tyee interviewed Ahmad, a BCGEU member and Marpole renter who started a new party after talking to workers on the 2025 strike line and finding no existing party matched his priorities.
Mayoral candidate Kareem Allam told Daily Hive he would revive the Vancouver Economic Commission, protect 6 per cent industrial land, and bring free Wi-Fi to the Downtown Eastside.
The Tyee surveyed four years of housing decisions by Vancouver's ABC-led council and collected housing commitments from each of the six main parties running in the October 17 election.
The Vancouver Greens' mayoral candidate told the Vancouver Sun on October 9 that cost of living, good governance and community safety are his top three issues, and that he wants to shift away from concrete tower construction.
OneCity Vancouver says it would push to redevelop the 3.2-acre Kingsgate Mall site at East Broadway and Kingsway into a mixed-use complex if its candidates win seats on October 17.
The TEAM for a Livable Vancouver mayoral candidate told Daily Hive on Oct. 7 that the city prioritized developer fees over basic services starting in 2008 and outlined her plan to reverse that.
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver released its complete 2026 election platform on October 8, setting out nine areas of commitment including a property tax cap, neighbourhood planning reform, a ward system, and a new lobbyist registry.
Vancouver Is Awesome compiled housing platform positions from all seven mainstream parties ahead of the October 17 election, covering affordable homes, supportive housing, renter protections, and zoning.
The Vote Vancouver mayoral candidate told Daily Hive she would build affordable homes on city land, extend free transit to youth under 18, and drop the public safety plebiscite.
ABC Vancouver released its Keep Building Vancouver housing platform on October 5, outlining plans to build rental homes on City-owned land, reform supportive housing oversight, and set 100-day commitments if re-elected.
In a Georgia Straight profile published October 5, COPE council candidate Sean Orr described his top priorities for housing affordability and renter protections if voters return him to Vancouver City Council.
ABC Vancouver published a housing plan on October 5 that sets out building commitments for the next term and asks the province for 100 or more secure-care beds, SRO replacement funding, and a fair-share framework for supportive housing.
Mayoral candidate Kareem Allam's party published its complete platform on October 5, setting out commitments on housing, transit, public safety, and parks.
COPE Vancouver council candidate Sean Orr is questioning where ABC Vancouver has placed campaign signs, and is renewing his party's criticism of a 2023 council vote that returned $3.8 million to developers.
OneCity published its housing platform on 2 October, committing to build affordable housing on municipal land and to allow taller buildings in every neighbourhood.
Ken Sim, Colleen Hardwick, Rebecca Bligh, Kareem Allam and Pete Fry took questions from the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade on October 2, 2026, with two weeks left before election day.
The TEAM mayoral candidate told the Vancouver Sun that city staff shifted from community-based planning to prioritizing the volume of rezoning approvals.
BC law gives some property owners a vote in the city where they own land, even if they live in another municipality. Who qualifies in Vancouver, the co-owner consent rule, why company-held property is excluded, and what to bring.
OneCity candidates announced a plan on 30 September to rebuild the Britannia community centre complex and convert the Kingsgate Mall site into a new public hub with a pool, library, and rental housing.
The party's full election platform sets out housing, transport, parks and public safety commitments ahead of the October 17 vote.
Mayor Ken Sim's party released its 'Raising Vancouver' plan on September 28, listing recreation and child-care promises including free introductory swim lessons for children aged 3 to 12 and a larger pool at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre.
OneCity's five School Board candidates published a platform on 29 September proposing to keep Kingsgate Mall and the Britannia site in public ownership and rebuild both as hubs with new schools, childcare, and housing.
Mayoral candidate Colleen Hardwick says the city should stop allowing larger developments on sites with affordable rental housing and require neighborhood-level input on where new homes go.
The Vancouver Liberals mayoral candidate gave his first major interview of the campaign to the Vancouver Sun's Conversations That Matter series on September 25, citing city data on traffic, population and building timelines.
A B.C. Supreme Court judge dismissed the Cambie Corridor Neighbourhood Association's challenge to a 229-unit rental project approved without below-market homes, and ordered the association to pay court costs.
Daily Hive examined the published platforms of ABC Vancouver, Vote Vancouver, Vancouver Liberals, Green Party of Vancouver and TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, covering housing, public safety and economic promises.