Rent is nowhere near as bad as the Bay Area. For example one could find a brand new apartment in Mount Pleasant (Essentially Vancouver's Mission) for less than

Rent is nowhere near as bad as the Bay Area. For example one could find a brand new apartment in Mount Pleasant (Essentially Vancouver's Mission) for less than $1500. However recently the vacancy rate has dropped to near zero, even though new condos are constantly being built, so the problem is actually finding a place. Accordingly rents are rising substantially. http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouver/2015/12/16/vancouver-rental-rates-spike-as-vacancy-hovers-near-zero.html http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouver/2015/12/16/vancouver-...