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Oct. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Trying to Stop Condo Flipping at One Burrard Place Vancouver

One Vancouver developer is dealing directly with the problem of condo buyers who purchase condos prior to occupancy, and then…
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Oct. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Low Income Households on the Rise in Metro Vancouver

Aiken Lao image In a review of just released Statistics Canada data, Andy Yan, director of  the City Program at…
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Sep. 29, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Musqueam First Nation Builds "Lelem"

As reported in the Vancouver Courier the Musqueam First Nation is going ahead with the development of 21 acres of  land they…
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Sep. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Walking, the Economy, and Northeast False Creek

The Walk21 Conference Series held its 17th conference last week.  Canada is the only country that has hosted the conference…
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Sep. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Housing:Vancouver a "Honey Pot" for Global Investors Says Local Experts

It’s not every day that three well-respected urbanists meet to discuss what is happening in the Vancouver housing market, but…
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Sep. 25, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Condo Presales in Hong Kong and Chinese Cities Rein in Speculation.

This article by Thinkpol has spread very quickly across social networks for all of the wrong reasons. While accessibility into the…
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Sep. 24, 2017 / michaelkluckner

Migration from Main Street

Burcu’s Angels – a good example of a hip independent shop if there ever was one – has left trendy…
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Sep. 19, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Richmond Car Condos for $600,000!

You can tell a lot about people by the way they treat their neighbours and their pets-but does the same…
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Sep. 18, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge & Surrey Environmental Awards?

In truly one of the most bizarre events south of the Fraser River, the  Mayor  of the Corporation of Delta…
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Sep. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Duke of Data Andy Yan, Census Canada and Housing Affordability

In Metro Vancouver no one gets as excited as Simon Fraser University’s Andy Yan, Director of the City Program when…
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Sep. 13, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Plugging your Electric Vehicle into the Street Light Pole

One of the big questions as we go towards electric car technology is where all those new vehicles are going…
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Sep. 13, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

No Democracy in Delta-MLA's Dual Role Approved to Prevent By-election

Price Tags Vancouver reported yesterday about the dual mandate or double jobbing of the new Rookie MLA from Delta who was also…
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Sep. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Massey Bridge, The Mayor of Richmond and the MLA that still wants to be a Councillor

Back to the south of the Fraser River where the Massey Bridge is getting a serious rethink by the Province,…
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Sep. 08, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge and the "One Trick Pony" Survey

At the end of August Angus Reid  conducted a survey of Metro Vancouver residents about their preferences for a new…

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