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Initiative Update
March 8, 2016
Mukhtar Latif
Chief Housing Officer
Approvedbut
notyetUnder
Construction
Total
1239
1925
1981
5145
176
870
637
1683
1634
101
109
1844
3049
2896
2727
8672
DevelopmentstatusasofDec.31st 2015
Empty Homes
Research Study
Report to City Council
March 8, 2016
Matt Bourke, Housing Planner
Bruce Townson, CEO, Ecotagious Inc.
Presentation Outline
Public Concerns About Housing Affordability and
Homes Being Left Empty
What Does Existing Research Tell Us?
Key Findings From CoV Study on Unoccupied Housing
Units in Vancouver
Next Steps
Investment
Probate
Development
Timing
Hoteling
Snowbirds
Renovation
In Sale or
Rental
Process
"Flipping"
2013 presentation on
non-resident occupancy:
Up to 22.5% of Coal
Harbour condos either
unoccupied or
occupied by a
temporary or foreign
resident
Municipal development
requirements
This is because electric heating can make empty homes look occupied:
Note: Inherent limitations in the data and analytics encourages more focus on
non-occupancy trends over time than on absolute values at a given time
GrowthRate
NonOccupancy
2002
2014
% of Total Units
4%
3%
2%
1%
0%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Rest of GVRD (Normalized)
% of Total Units
6%
5%
4%
3%
2%
1%
0%
2002
2003
2004
Apartments
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Rowhouses
2012
2013
All Units
2014
4%
% of Total Units
3%
2%
1%
0%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Rest of GVRD
City of Vancouver
% of Total Units
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
2 Month
4 Month
12 Month
6.0%
Northeast Vancouver
4.5%
Northwest Vancouver
7.4%
Southwest Vancouver
Southeast Vancouver
3.4%
2.9%
City-Wide
7.2%
Downtown Peninsula
6.1%
Northeast Vancouver
6.8%
Northwest Vancouver
9.4%
Southwest Vancouver
Southeast Vancouver
8.6%
7.1%
0.9%
Northeast Vancouver
1.2%
Northwest Vancouver
1.7%
Southwest Vancouver
Southeast Vancouver
1.9%
1.1%
City-Wide
1.2%
Downtown Peninsula
N/A
Northeast Vancouver
0.9%
Northwest Vancouver
1.6%
Southwest Vancouver
Southeast Vancouver
1.2%
1.2%
StrongerMarket
NewYork,London
Detroit,Chicago
TheContext
TheContext
Highhousingprices,unkeptand
emptyhomes
Lowhousingprices,foreclosureand
abandonedhomes
OptionsDiscussed
OptionsDiscussed
Consideringluxuryrealestatetaxes
andrulesmandatingoccupancy
Registrieswithupkeepand
maintenancerequirements
Municipalities
have limited tools
to respond to
empty homes
Vancouver Charter
does not allow
City to mandate
occupancy
Action needed
from all levels of
government
Federal
Immigrationrules
Revenuetaxation
Mortgagerules
BankingLaw
Municipal
Propertyuse
Permits
Propertytaxation
Province
Foreigninvestment
Landtitles
PropertyAssessment
Propertytransfers
Does not provide the basis for identifying specific units/ owners
Next Steps:
Identifying and Evaluating Options
Next Steps:
Identifying and Evaluating Options
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