Leo Spalteholz

How the pandemic did what regulators couldn’t, and how that’s played out in the rental market

The city lost a lot of jobs to COVID-19, but the rebound has been equally dramatic

Victoria has seen unemployment rise to Great Depression levels, and it's done so at a faster rate than Calgary and Edmonton

And it’s not because of the evictions ban

As Victoria works to limit the carnage from the pandemic, here's a look at what we'll be piecing together when this is all over

Vacancy rates are rock bottom and rents keep spiraling upwards, but that all might be changing soon

There are fewer Millennials owning homes in Victoria than even Toronto or Vancouver

Unlike the money-laundering-battered Lower Mainland, the forces that drove Victoria’s real estate into overdrive are much closer to home