Now or Never·From the archives

The race to find affordable-ish housing in Vancouver

Can Vancouver offer affordable housing for its people? Or will it become a city where only the wealthy can find a home?
From low income housing to multi-million dollar listings: can Vancouver keep its housing dreams alive? (CBC)

This episode originally aired in December, 2016

When it comes to real estate, Vancouver is at a Now or Never moment. Can it offer affordable housing for its people? Or will it become a city where only the wealthy can find a home? We headed West to find out!

This week's show features a diverse cast of concerned citizens, including a young woman who's scrambling to find a place after being "reno-victed," a pack of feisty seniors in subsidized housing who are fighting to keep Chinatown Chinese, and a millionaire realtor who admits it's tough to buy a home even if you have "the bank of mom and dad."