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Dec. 10, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Get Ready for the “Grey Tsunami” and Seniors’ Housing Shortages

Housing issues are a real concern for young people trying to work in Vancouver and attempting to find a place…
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Dec. 10, 2018 / Gordon Price

What the Missing Middle looks like in Portland

In planning for growth, there’s at least one generally agreed-on idea that most cities are trying out: Densifying along the…
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Dec. 05, 2018 / Gordon Price

Civic Savvy: The Import of Unanimity

The first major motion has passed Vancouver City Council – unanimously!   A unanimous vote on an ideological issue is…
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Dec. 04, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Will Restaurants and Gyms Save Downtown Retail?

While New York City real estate experts have suggested that anywhere between 10 and 20 percent of Manhattan’s retail space…
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Dec. 02, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

A Champion Ends His Ride

Arno Schortinghuis has passed away, and many people feel deep sadness today. He’s gone now, but his kindness, even disposition,…
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Nov. 30, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

King Tide Comes To Vancouver

It’s baby steps, or rather baby incursions by the ocean onto various parts of Vancouver. We begin our adaptation to…
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Nov. 29, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Unsuccessful Council Candidate on Mayor’s Slate Gets Six Figure Job in Delta

It’s been a strange couple of weeks south of the Fraser River in Delta, where new Mayor (and old city…
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Nov. 28, 2018 / Gordon Price

Some Places in Portland

A few shots taken from my recent trip that captures of bit of the place. The first thing I saw…
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Nov. 27, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Dirty Money Fuelling Vancouver’s Real Estate Market?

It’s been obvious that the constant increase in Vancouver real estate pricing did not appear to be a locally driven…
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Nov. 26, 2018 / Gordon Price

What do developers think is the best development?

We know what developers think is the best they do because they give awards to each other every two years. …
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Nov. 22, 2018 / Gordon Price

Number of the Month: August – 43,684

  The number of homes under construction in the region hit an all-time high of 43,684 in August. Eric Bond,…
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Nov. 21, 2018 / Gordon Price

Irony in the Morning Mail

Now that the election season is over and politicians are doing what they promised (that’s way more common than you…
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Nov. 21, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Delta, the Massey Bridge and the Cascade Casino

  South of the Fraser in Delta things are progressing just like you’d expect in a place pretty rooted in…
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Nov. 20, 2018 / Gordon Price

Finding the ‘Missing Middle’ in Portland – 2

Price Tags has been publishing long enough that I forget stories I’ve already done – like Portland’s Bowman apartment buildings. …

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