What are the parties promising on Housing prices and supply?

Housing prices and supply platforms

Here's what the 2026 BC Provincial Election parties are promising.

Increase the speculation and vacancy tax from 1% to 2% for domestic speculators, and 4% to 5% for foreign speculators

"Eby says he will increase the speculation and vacancy tax by one percentage point, from 1% to 2% for domestic speculators and from 4% to 5% for foreign speculators. The change will help put more empty units into the long-term rental market, while any additional revenue will go to building more affordable homes people need." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13
Tax finished condos that are left empty for more than a year, starting at 2% and increasing 1pp per year

"The BC NDP will also introduce a new Unsold Condo Tax on finished condos left empty for more than a year. Starting at 2 per cent, the tax will increase by 1 per cent for each additional year a condo remains unsold, pushing developers to sell finished homes at prices people can afford. The plan could unlock up to 5,000 condos for British Columbians." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Housing prices and supply.

Immediately restart the Community Housing Fund and Indigenous Housing Fund to build and protect 26K housing units per year

"Immediately restart the Community Housing Fund and Indigenous Housing Fund, with a goal of building and protecting 26,000 housing units per year." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Include assessments of municipal service capacity and climate resilience in the methodology for municipal housing targets

"Update the housing targets methodology, in partnership with municipalities, to include assessments of water system capacity, watershed health, climate resilience, healthcare infrastructure and other critical services. Reward successful communities who build by sharing a portion of property transfer taxes." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13
Reward municipalities that build more housing with a share of property transfer taxes

"Update the housing targets methodology, in partnership with municipalities, to include assessments of water system capacity, watershed health, climate resilience, healthcare infrastructure and other critical services. Reward successful communities who build by sharing a portion of property transfer taxes." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any OneBC policies on Housing prices and supply.

We don't have any CentreBC policies on Housing prices and supply.