"The argument that... vacancy rates hit 30-year highs and rents fell for 16 consecutive months purely by coincidence, requires more faith in coincidence than the evidence warrants." #CNDPoli thinkpol.ca/2026/03/25/b...

BC banned Airbnb from non-prim...
BC banned Airbnb from non-primary residences. Then the rents came down. - ThinkPol

On October 16, 2023, the day BC announced it would restrict short-term rentals to principal residences, Tamara Stone, a Kelowna realtor, received six calls from panicked property owners before noon. Within days, 250 new houses and 392 new condos appeared in the Central Okanagan MLS. Deanna Steele, who ran a luxury vacation rental management agency

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