Stewart says the main objective of Vancouver’s empty homes tax, which is not be confused with the provincial speculation and vacancy tax, is to influence property owners to put their empty properties on the rental market. Vancouver council has asked staff to look at a possible increase to the...
One night in December 2011, a bear came into the city of Vancouver in Canada. It walked through the streets, past houses, shops and offices until it found some food in bins outside a restaurant and started eating. In the morning, someone saw the bear and called the police. They came ...
Vancouver city manager gets rave reviews, pay increase ; Pollard, Harris want bigger raise for Pat McDonnellJEFFREY MIZE, Columbian staff writer
Isitt and Helps were against this increase. “I think this is throwing good money at bad money,” Isitt said. “It was probably a mistake for the city to accept the statue in the first place. It was assuming a provincial and federal responsibility in terms of telling the very complicat...
An average home could see a tax increase of $2,164 in one year a successful $60-million judgment against the Municipality of North Cowichan over denying zoning for a new expansion at the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit would have staggering repercussions in the municipality...
Sunday is theWorld Day of Remembrance for the victims of traffic violence. So take a moment to remember those who have been sacrificed to the almighty motor vehicle gods, and those who drive them — including the 48 SoCal bike riders who have needlessly lost their lives this year. ...
City council still needs to trim $1.3 million to keep tax increase at 3.5% After a first round of cuts, the City of Victoria still needs to find an extra $1.3 million in savings to keep tax increases at a reasonable level. Last June, city council directed staff to restrict this ...
The cities ofVancouver,Kelowna,Toronto,Mississauga, andMontreal. likely won’t see much relief in the coming years either as the will to build remains low. The fact is that current home owners and real estate investors, and banks don’t want to see home prices fall. Policies will followed ...
The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metropolitan area has a rental vacancy rate of 4.9%, down 9.26% YoY. Pennsylvania’s Rental Vacancy Rate The statewide rental vacancy rate in Pennsylvania is 7.6% as of the end of 2024Q2; that’s 15.2% higher than the national average. ...
Budget and property-tax-increase time is never a fun period in the year. But it’s feeling especially fraught this year, as there are big debates and objections and announcements about big new hikes in various cities. It seems to me that it’s all a product of the secret burden cities...