McGill study finds about 16,000 of the 28,000 units in B.C. on short-term rental platforms appear to be whole homes being rented out repeatedly for short stays

Is it just me or is the thumbnail from this post a perfect example of classwarfare in action?

Why do only the bigger houses get a lane of trees in front?

Looks like the smaller buildings are garages in an alley.

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A lot of them are “laneway houses,” a way to subsidize your own home by renting out your alleyway frontage to someone else.

TIL about alleyway frontage, now that i pay attention to it i have seen it plenty of times in media but so rarely in real life.

Those are some massive houses though.

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