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Upwards trends concern SFU researchers

By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate    Renter anxiety increasing in Metro Vancouver, say SFU researchers In a step away from the numbers and towards the people involved, SFU researchers Nicholas Blomley, Andy Yan, and Natalia Perez are using data to see how Vancouver’s housing prices crisis is affecting renters. A preliminary study found that anxiety among renters in the Lower Mainland is upwards trending. The study found that calls made to the Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre increased by 7% between 2010 and 2016. The Residential Tenancy Branch’s data revealed that, out of 1,000 renter households, about 66 disputes result in eviction…

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