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Get ready for the Burnaby Housing Authority, which plans to acquire land and build housing – particularly in neighbourhoods which currently lack non-market housing.

The head of Canada's housing agency says measures such as extending mortgage amortizations and changing the threshold to qualify for an insured mortgage are not the answer to the country's housing affordability challenges.

The funding covers 10 projects at varying stages of development. Some of the rentals will be specifically for Indigenous people and seniors facing homelessness.

Hundreds of homes are in the pipeline at Port Coquitlam city hall, as well as commerial and industrial development.

WorkSafeBC has fined three builders, including Onni Contracting Ltd, more than 200K for ‘high-risk’ incidents of things falling from their under-construction condo towers at the Gilmore Place development.

Frontline eyes commercial division, downtown Vancouver office

TORONTO — When Bob Dugan surveys the future of Canada’s housing market, he doesn’t see the rosy picture many long for.

Burnaby councillors were frustrated with a ‘confusing’ proposal to increase the amount of condos developers can build in exchange for building rental housing.