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Housing Q&A: Anne Kang, B.C. NDP

The Burnaby NOW sent the following five questions on housing to each of the Burnaby candidates. Candidates were asked to answer each question in 50 words or less. Here are the answers from Anne Kang, running for the B.C. NDP in Burnaby-Deer Lake. 1.
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The Burnaby NOW sent the following five questions on housing to each of the Burnaby candidates.

 

Candidates were asked to answer each question in 50 words or less. 

 

Here are the answers from Anne Kang, running for the B.C. NDP in Burnaby-Deer Lake.

 

 

1. What city do you live in, and what neighbourhood in that city?
 
I live in Burnaby. We are temporarily living in the Bonsor neighbourhood pending a major renovation on our home in the Inman neighbourhood.
 
 
2. Do you rent or own your own home?
 
We are currently living in the condominium we bought because the renovation of the Inman area home will be too extensive for us to remain there. 
 
 
3. If you own a home, when did you buy it? How has the current housing market situation impacted you?
 
Our house is the family house I grew up in. Because it has been in the family for so long it was not impacted by the overheated housing market. We purchased the condominium in 2015 and because it is in an older building we bought it for a reasonable price.
 
 
4. If you rent, or have another housing arrangement, how has the current housing market situation impacted you?
 
The current market situation resulted in us putting our plans to do necessary renovations on our home on hold.  We are fortunate to have family and other support to allow us to manage the situation. 
 
 
5. If there is one single policy that the next provincial government can enact to address a housing need, what would that policy be? Be specific.
 
We need more affordable housing in Burnaby and across Metro Vancouver.  A key provincial government policy would be committing to working with municipal, non-profit and private sector partners to secure land and build 114,000 new units of critically-needed housing.