The Star Vancouver’s Joanna Chiu is hunting for a home in Vancouver. VANCOUVER—I lived overseas for most of the past decade, but every time I came home to Vancouver, it seemed like all everyone talked about was the soaring rents and housing prices. I took one look at Craigslist, spied the eye-watering rents (did they accidentally add an extra “0” to the listings?) Ahead of the federal election on Oct. 21, candidates are making various promises about how they will address Metro Vancouver’s housing crisis. Vancouver has changed a lot, and changed quickly, with most people’s salary increases not coming close to the surge in cost of living.

Source: The Star October 13, 2019 15:00 UTC