Fredericton city staff are set to examine the effect Airbnb and other short-term listing services are having on the city's housing stock, with Mayor Kate Rogers calling them an "issue" requiring regulation.
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Members of the City of Fredericton's economic vitality committee voted to forward an affordable housing strategy on to council, but not all committee members appeared fully on board with the idea of the city creating a housing entity.
Fredericton city council has given final approval to a redevelopment plan for the New Brunswick Exhibition Grounds, which will include some affordable housing.
At least 20 per cent of the units in all housing projects built in the redevelopment of the NBEx site in Fredericton will be affordable, according to the plan that will guide that redevelopment.