In the BC Laneway Housing Newsroom, Burnaby Laneway Houses excerpts and links to stories about the Laneway House, Carriage House and Semi-detached house market in BC! Note the opinions expressed are those of the source of each news item.
Government of Canada Date modified: 2025-01-21 The Multigenerational Home Renovation Tax Credit (MHRTC) is a refundable tax credit that can be claimed on your income tax and benefit return. If you are eligible, you can claim this credit for certain renovation expenses to create a self-contained secondary unit. The secondary unit must allow a senior or an adult…
CBC News BCBaneet Braich Sharing large houses or building backyard homes can make financial and practical sense, families say. For Scot Hein, living steps away from his two-year-old granddaughter is an “extraordinary” blessing. He can spend time with her every day, whether it’s for storytime or playing in the garden. The living arrangement was made possible because…
The Daily Hive: Jan 19, 2025 A Metro Vancouver municipality is rolling out a new feature for residents and builders who want to build multi-unit homes on one lot. The City of Burnaby’s Housing Design Library is an online gallery of multiplex homes, including duplexes, laneways, quads, and simplexes. The library comes after the city announced that it would end its…
Burnaby.ca January 14 2025 The City of Burnaby is making it easier for new homebuilders to explore expanded options for developing their property by publishing a housing design library. The housing design library contains 12 designs for a range of different options, including laneway homes, duplexes and new options such as quadplexes and 6-unit configurations…
Daily Hive December 3, 2024 The City of Burnaby, already home to some of Metro Vancouver’s largest transit-oriented developments, has finally moved to comply with the Government of British Columbia’s transit-oriented development legislation. Burnaby City Council quietly and swiftly approved the bylaws’ first, second, and third readings to turn the provincial legislation relating to Transit-Oriented Areas…
burnabynow.com Burnaby is set to approve a transit-oriented development bylaw, which the province had required to be passed back in June. After five months of refusing to comply with provincial housing regulations, Burnaby City Council is now on track to approve the mandated bylaw. At a meeting on Dec. 2, 2024, councillors unanimously passed three…
