Housing & Real Estate

Tiny Homes, Big Difference

The support haven will hopefully pave the way for lasting recovery

Bigger Isn't Always Better

People's expectations have to change, city planners need to be bold, and the construction industry should lead with innovation

Putting Band-aids On Top of Band-aids

Mayor Wells argues that simply moving residents between motels without additional capacity or services is not a long-term solution for homelessness

Another Island Heritage Building Gets The Boot

These kids are getting kicked to the curb because of it

Canadians: Debt Kings of the G7, Oops

Canada has more household debt than France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States

Beds, Beds And More Beds For The Valley

The Ahousaht Nation is demolishing an old school building to make way for 35 affordable housing units

Tiny Town Goes Up in Port Alberni, Gets Axed in Victoria

Tiny Villages are a growing trend aimed at providing affordable housing and community support for people in transition

Save Simms Creek – Local Biodiversity Hotspot Threatened by Housing Proposal

proposed apartments has residents up in arms over impacts to their local creek

Cumberland's "Rainbow House" Will Help Get At-Risk Youths Off The Streets

The transitional home for homeless for at risk youth is the first of its kind in Canada

What Will BC's Multi-Billion-Dollar Housing Plan Actually Do?

BC launched the program with a $4 billion investment over three years and $12 billion over the next decade

Make Way For The Yuppies

The Cumberland Hotel bar is being replaced by 4-storey condo

Realtors Are Taking a Cold Shower

The wake up call for them is good news for buyers.

BC Budgets Billions for Housing, Details Lacking

New Renters Tax Credit of up to $400 per year for renters with modest household incomes

Canada’s "Most Fabulous House" in Comox Alleged to Be Proceeds of Drug Crime.

The Filberg House was built in 1959 by the famous architect Arthur Erickson

Meet Advisors Tasked with Helping the Premier Solve Our Thorniest Problems: Lisa Helps

Is it ok that a young family with two good jobs won't be ever be able to buy a home?

Bank Closes ATM. But are the (Unspoken) 'Culprits' Really to Blame?

RBC doesn't say who, but everyone knows who's being blamed

Port Alberni shelter to receive new management

PASS objects to getting kicked to the curb

Some Good News for New Year Homebuyers

Buyers will have more time to breathe before locking in

How You Can Turn Christmas Gifts Into A Home

Two families moved into their homes this year, and you can help others to do the same

Funding Needed for Tiny Homes on Wheels

Housing people, one turtle at a time

Taxing Tourists to Support Locals

Vacation rentals are the key

Will a Fence Solve the Toxic Drug Crisis?

If there's one thing to learn from the US, it's that walls don't stop drugs

Will The Bubble Burst?

1 in 10 Canadians with a mortgage are now paying only interest

Students Start Building Tiny Village

They're helping to get people off the street and into homes

Have You Heard of a Rent Bank?

A valuable service or the first step towards dystopia?

They Signed Up To Serve Their Country, Now They Have Nowhere To Live

What happens when you're forced to move, but there's nowhere to live?

Win the Lottery and You'll Only Pay $699,000!

Lotteries are better than bidding wars

Homeless? Here's How To DIY A Houseboat!

No, this is not the new #vanlife

$%&# Airbnb!

Airbnb is a money-making machine that is making housing problems worse

City Trying to Help Unhoused Community

Grant money is making a difference for some.

Campbell River Council Addresses Rumours—They Should Have Saved Their Breath

How we all got here doesn't matter—the direction we head now does

Port Alberni Residents Band Together to Protect Beloved Beaver Ponds

This community group is persistent, like the beavers they aim to protect

X Marks the Spot—For Cumberland Airbnbs

Have an Airbnb? Prepare to put a sign on your lawn

Pandemic Home Buyers are Panicking

That new house key probably feels like an anchor

Beds or Bars? Can't We Have Both?

Helping people sleep safely should help local business as well, right?

What Do You Do When Illegal Airbnbs Make the Mountain Bike Capital Unaffordable for Mountain Bikers?

A new bylaw could tighten regulations on short term rentals in Cumberland

Why You Should Care About This Company You've Never Heard Of

Is Mosaic's real estate arm building inspired communities or turning working forest into suburban sprawl?

A Kickass Community on the Edge of the World

The housing crisis is national, but the solutions are local, and they're awesome

Homeowners and the Hum of Mortgage Anxiety

Interest rates are going to keep going up

Nunns Creek Park is a Symptom of a Bigger Problem

Everyone needs a place to play and a place to live

Tiny Homes With a Lot of Heart

How to make housing a Human Right

Could an Old School Become a New Home?

It was all support at the public hearing

A VanIsle Home Under $200,000? Is This For Real?

Act now and this house could be yours!

How's Your Housing?

Be part of the survey to learn more about how folks keep a roof above their heads

Tall Tree Place Now One Step Closer to Shovels in the Ground

"We know we want this project," said Councillor Vickey Brown

Cumberland and Hornby Go Head to Head

How many tourists is too many tourists?

45 More Cents Doesn't Cut It

Guess what—$15.65/hr is not enough

A World Without Realtors

Last year, home prices in Canada grew by a record 26.6%

A Guy With a Big Heart and A Dream

Poole's Land in Tofino was a haven for the homeless and people who wanted to live -and love – in a different way

Property Assessments Go Up Up Up

When Islanders got their property assessments this week pretty much everyone went "whoa"

Winter on the Streets Doesn't Make for a Very Merry Christmas

Homelessness in the Comox Valley has jumped 75% during the pandemic

Gold River Opens 5 Acres for Family Homes

Why live in the city when you could live in a postcard?

Tofino Worker Campground Saved from the Brink – For Now

The housing crunch is so bad that workers live in tents, but the campground is pretty sweet

First Lumber, Now Houses

Surrey company wants to build another 2,800 houses in one of VanIsle's hottest real estate markets

That Deck You've Been Planning to Build Just Got Cheaper

Crashing lumber prices after a year of record highs is a reality check for big timber

Too Much Tourism? Local Takes Action Because Governments' Haven't

First Nations youth Tim Masso says if you want to visit Tla-o-qui-aht territory you better be on best behaviour

We're Nuts About Real Estate and It Ain't Good

Canadians may pay the price for our a real estate obsession

VanIsle is Getting Hotter — both the weather, and real estate

New off-island house buyers are driving up prices in Port Alberni, Campbell River, the Comox Valley and even the North Island

Campbell River Family Could be Homeless in a Week

Rentals are expensive and get snapped up fast

Could a New Co-op Build Homes for Ucluelet?

More people want to visit Ucluelet, but where the heck are the workers going to live?

Housing Affordability Hits Home

Cumberland's grant proposal for a mix of two, three- and four-bedroom affordable housing units denied

High Price of Lumber is Good for Some and Bad for Others

High lumber prices are putting money back into mills, but home builders are feeling the pinch

Winery Backs Tiny Solution to a Big Problem

New tiny home will help shelter some of the Comox Valley’s most vulnerable citizens

No Housing for Old Men (or Old Women, or Disabled Folks…)

BC Housing has rejected a plan to build an old folks home, but they need a week to tell anyone why

Girl's Winning Words Net Cash for Local Housing Charity

This nine-year-old's powerful writing won a $10,000 grant for the North Island's Habitat for Humanity

Can't Afford Paradise – Campgrounds Jack Up Rents in Ucluelet

RVs are basically tiny houses on wheels. The trouble is, where do you park them?