{"id":4,"date":"2026-08-30T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/kbhanna-com\/2026\/08\/30\/b-c-and-ottawa-discuss-cutting-developer-fees-to-boost-housing-construction\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T11:00:00","slug":"b-c-and-ottawa-discuss-cutting-developer-fees-to-boost-housing-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kbhanna.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/30\/b-c-and-ottawa-discuss-cutting-developer-fees-to-boost-housing-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"B.C. and Ottawa discuss cutting developer fees to boost housing construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone who\u2019s spent over 15 years guiding clients through the Fraser Valley and Greater Vancouver markets, I\u2019m always watching for shifts that could affect your next move. There\u2019s a new conversation underway between B.C. and Ottawa: they\u2019re looking at reducing development cost charges by up to 50% in high-growth areas. With a substantial $3.2 billion investment planned over the next decade, the focus is on supporting multi-unit housing and turning more than 2,200 unsold condos into affordable options. Changes like these can open new doors for buyers and create opportunities for sellers. If you\u2019re thinking about your next step\u2014whether it\u2019s a first purchase, an investment, or a lifestyle change\u2014staying informed is key in a market that\u2019s always evolving.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/redfm.ca\/en-ca\/vancouver\/news-articles\/bc-and-ottawa-discuss-cutting-developer-fees-to-boost-housing-construction\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who\u2019s spent over 15 years guiding clients through the Fraser Valley and Greater Vancouver markets, I\u2019m always watching for shifts that could affect your next move. There\u2019s a new conversation underway between B.C. and Ottawa: they\u2019re looking at reducing development cost charges by up to 50% in high-growth areas. With a substantial $3.2 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":206,"featured_media":33,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kbhanna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kbhanna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kbhanna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kbhanna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/206"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kbhanna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kbhanna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kbhanna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kbhanna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kbhanna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kbhanna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}