Forum of the Week: Housing affordability in Vancouver

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      Affordability is a word not often associated with housing in Vancouver. It’s tough to live in a city where the rental vacancy is below one percent.

      A housing fact sheet released by city hall last year indicated that 18,445 renters—or seven percent of all households—in 2010 were spending at least 50 percent of family income on shelter costs.

      Short of crossing Boundary Road, there are ways to make things work. A forum organized by the Vancouver Public Library aims to provide tips on finding rental and affordable housing options in the city, like social housing and residential co-ops.

      The event will be held in partnership with the South Vancouver Neighbourhood House at the Champlain Heights library branch (7110 Kerr Street) on Saturday (December 15), from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

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