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Jun. 22, 2016 / Gordon Price

In a Bond: Housing and Traffic in North Van

Pete McMartin profiles the housing dilemma of Matthew Bond, a councillor in the District of North Vancouver (and graduate of…
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Jun. 20, 2016 / Gordon Price

Housing: If you tax it, they won’t come

From the South China Morning Post, via Colin Brander: Sydney is imposing new taxes on foreigners buying homes as concerns…
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Jun. 20, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Million Dollar Real Estate in Blue

  The Vancouver Sun has published Vancouver’s Million Dollar Map .  This series of maps was produced by Acting Director of Simon…
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Jun. 20, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Yes It Is High, But We Don't Know Why

A new study of Vancouver’s real estate published in the Georgia Straight has preliminary results indicating that while investment from offshore…
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Jun. 16, 2016 / Gordon Price

Items from the News – Subject to Interpretation

Two items today – the first from Business in Vancouver: Demand from foreign buyers is also playing a significant role…
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Jun. 16, 2016 / Gordon Price

Item from Ian: Delusion and Real Estate in Vancouver

A comment in The Rabble by Michael Stewart – in response to the Walrus articles by Kerry Gold and Gregor…
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Jun. 16, 2016 / Gordon Price

London – Co-Housing in Old Oak

From The Guardian series: Michael Mortensen: “Strange urban dystopias? New urban nomads? Or a new connected society?  Have not seen a…
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Jun. 15, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Too Little Too Late? Gregor’s Lax Housing Tax

After much dithering at the Provincial level this  Globe and Mail Article  states that Gregor Robertson, Mayor of Vancouver is…
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Jun. 14, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Andy Yan and Millennials in Van

Andy Yan has a thoughtful and well researched approach to the subjects he studies. He is fearless in approaching the…
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Jun. 13, 2016 / Gordon Price

Tsawwassen Mills 2 – The Contradiction

So far, Tsawwassen First Nation has had a pass on the Mills; it’s been too uncomfortable for most to criticize,…
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Jun. 13, 2016 / Gordon Price

Mortensen on Baxter: Four Big Ideas on Housing

by Michael Mortensen If Socio-economic analysis was like climbing Everest, I’d want to be on the same climbing rope as…
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Jun. 13, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Tsawwassen Mills still going strong?

In March I updated Price Taggers  on the latest news from the “all things mega” mall development at Tsawwassen Mills, located…
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Jun. 13, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Should You Pay Or Should You Go?

  If you own a house in Metro Vancouver, your property tax notice may have been a surprise. It is…
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Jun. 13, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Hogans Alley and the Loss of a Community

Before Vancouver’s  Georgia Viaduct was implemented, there was an active community that existed between Union and Prior Streets in Vancouver.…

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