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May. 08, 2013 / Gordon Price

First-World Issues: Gentrifying the Gentry

Oh, the agony.  From College Humour (or, as Rachel Garrick labelled it, “Every #EastVan article ever”): I’ll never forget what…
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May. 08, 2013 / Gordon Price

Must-read: Dusting Demographia and the most-unaffordable-city myth

Jim Sutherland, in Vancouver Magazine, uncovers the origins of the distorted meme generated by a right-wing pundit … If (you’ve) heard once, (you’ve) heard a…
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Apr. 26, 2013 / Gordon Price

The City in 2050: Industrial land use and intensification – May 2

From the The Urban Land Institute B.C.: Creating Blueprints for Change: Exploring Industrial Land Use and Intensification May 2, 2013 at…
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Apr. 19, 2013 / Gordon Price

Las Vegas: The Last Boom

Las Vegas was a ground zero for the Great Recession post-2008, and like every moment at the end of one…
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Apr. 17, 2013 / Gordon Price

Call for Nominations: The Land Awards

From the Real Estate Foundation of B.C.: Do you know an organization or individual doing great work in sustainable land…
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Apr. 16, 2013 / Gordon Price

What's up on Robson?

The Upper Village on Robson, from Hornby to Jervis Streets, is considered one of the more successful shopping streets in Canada…
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Apr. 12, 2013 / Gordon Price

How teenagers and adults spend their money

From The Atlantic: This graph compares the share of spending between teens and adults. … this (teenage spending) is how…
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Apr. 05, 2013 / Gordon Price

"Trillion is the new Billion"

And here’s how to think about it: Thanks to Peter Berkeley.…
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Apr. 02, 2013 / Gordon Price

Coal Harbour in Belgravia: Count the parallels – and the bicycles

An article on Belgravia in London- one of the most expensive neighbourhoods in the world: LONDON — An odd thing…
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Mar. 27, 2013 / Gordon Price

Downtowns: What's behind the boom

From Forbes: There’s one place this desired demographic, college-educated professionals between the ages of 25 and 34, tends to want…
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Mar. 25, 2013 / Gordon Price

Massey Tunnel: Jack Becker tells the government what he thinks – and so should you

A reminder from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure: Upcoming Time Deadline – The Government needs your input by April…
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Mar. 20, 2013 / Gordon Price

The Port: More movement, fewer jobs

From “Metro Vancouver and TransLink Regional Update” Port’s Choices Affect Land Use Regional Planning, February 1 Between 1991-2006 jobs related…
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Mar. 20, 2013 / Gordon Price

Earning and Spending: Gen Y just getting started

From Urban Land on a new report: “Affluence in America: The Next Generation” “Gen Y is starting to enter the…
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Mar. 19, 2013 / Gordon Price

The Middle Class Squeeze in Metro

There has been lots of coverage of the diminishing middle-class in the U.S.  But it’s happening here in Canada too…

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