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Source: Winnipeg Free Press
Laurie Foster’s wife has jokingly nicknamed him “Neighbourhood Watch” for his dedication to looking out the front window of their home and recording the number of cars and trucks across the street. In the past six months, he’s counted 550 different vehicles, many bearing licence plates from various Canadian provinces and American states. All are coming and going from a single house. The Fosters, who have lived on a quiet street in Waverley Heights for 24 years, have the misfortune to be living across from a house that has become a “ghost hotel,” the term used for an Airbnb house whose owner is nowhere to be seen. “If people haven’t had the personal experience of living near one of these ghost hotels, they think it’s not a big deal, but it’s really annoying,” Laurie Foster told me.
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Source: Western Canada Conversion opportunities abound as tenants streamline requirements  High vacancies in Prairie cities are creating opportunities to convert older office buildings such as 175 Carlton Street in Winnipeg to other uses, including residential. Alston Properties Ltd. Double-digit vacancies in Prairie offices are posing hard questions for landlords as businesses adapt to the new normal.
Third-quarter statistics from Colliers International peg Calgary vacancies at 27.5 per cent, Edmonton at 19 per cent, Regina at 17.5 per cent and Saskatoon at 14.5 per cent. Winnipeg is in the best shape at 12.7 per cent. Source: Global News
Derelict buildings continue to be an enormous issue for Winnipeg — whether it’s because they go up in flames or house criminal activity. Although the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service is currently undergoing inspections on 30 of the 50 worst derelict properties, police say combating the ongoing problem is costing a significant amount of money and resources. “We did a deep dive on police costs just in the previous four years in relation to those properties, and found that it’s $1.2 million, conservatively, of police resources,” Staff Sgt. Rob Duttchen told 680 CJOB. ource: Global News
With Winnipeg’s municipal election mere weeks away, candidates for the city’s top job are discussing and debating the issues — including the current crisis of derelict housing, which has caused concerns for Winnipeggers in terms of safety and crime. Candidate Shaun Loney says the city needs to take a different approach when it comes to these abandoned buildings. “I just see these buildings as being a great opportunity for creating some employment and training,” Loney said. “We could see as a result of that, a reduction in police workload, so police could respond more quickly. Source: CBC Canada
Two of Winnipeg's 11 mayoral candidates issued pledges related to housing on Saturday, with one promising to tax short-term rentals and another putting forward his plan to address homelessness. Rana Bokhari says if elected mayor, she would impose the city's five per cent accommodation tax on short-term residential rentals, such as rentals offered through Airbnb and other websites, to help regulate that industry. "With a shortage of affordable housing in the city, it is frustrating to lose potential housing to the short-term rental market," Bokhari stated in a news release. |
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