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Aug. 04, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

The Curious Effect of AirBnB

Writing in “Building“, Andrew Sobchak and Laura LeBlanc look at short term rentals (STR’s) in Vancouver, from a broad perspective…
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Aug. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Daily Durning: Vacant Homes Epidemic in Major Cities, Paris Fights Back

From the Daily Tom Durning, this article from  Better Dwelling describes how rampant real estate speculation has  created “artificial shortages” of housing…
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Aug. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Copenhagen's Iconic Benches Stolen off the Street

  Well everyone grew up and instead of coveting that Teddy Ruxpin  bear or the Christmas Furby, some of us…
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Aug. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

"South Van Twangs Meet West End Pangs" at the Museum of Vancouver

  There is an opportunity to learn more about the esoteric, amazing and extraordinary stories of Vancouver from three people…
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Aug. 03, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Help Us Do That Bike Thing Right

Boffo Developments Ltd. asked for help recently, and looked to HUB for answers.  HERE‘s Boffo’s news item on the result,…
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Aug. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Driveways Too Short For Those Lengthy Trucks

CBC Images You kind of wish this was in the Friday File, but as CBC reports some big truck owners are none…
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Jul. 29, 2017 / michaelkluckner

Tenants Under Siege: Inside New York City’s Housing Crisis

Michael Greenberg’s lengthy article in the New York Review of Books is available (maybe just briefly) without the paywall. A…
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Jul. 28, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Seniors Moving to Walkable Inner City Neighbourhoods

Urbanist and Simon Fraser University’s Director of the City Program Andy Yan introduced me to the expression “NORC” which stands…
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Jul. 28, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Going Up — Vancouver House

Rising rapidly at Pacific and Howe.  Vancouver House:  “A Total work of Art”. [Click to enlarge]…
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Jul. 28, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Green House

Just off Commercial Drive near Venables on Parker Street.…
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Jul. 27, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Counterpoint — Growing Up Wealthy

West Vancouver’s British Properties is in many ways an opposite world from the West End. Charles Gillis writes in Maclean’s…
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Jul. 27, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Growing Up In the West End

Lots to think about in this article by Christopher Cheung in the Vancouver Courier. A lovely counterpoint to the relentless…
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Jul. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

CRA Flipping out on Flippers

    Source: Globe and Mail Darryl Greer of Business in Vancouver reports on a practice that has been so universally…
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Jul. 24, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Affordable Rental Housing Program through Vancouver Developers?

Image: Daily Hive Frances Bula in the Globe and Mail reports that the City of Vancouver will be requiring developers to ensure…

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