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Jan. 26, 2017 / Gordon Price

Buenos Aires 14 – Discovered Spaces and Real Estate

Though the viaduct described below ends after it crosses the vastness of Av Libertador (one of those multi-lane arterials which…
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Jan. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Going, going, gone….Mega Mall Sold for $100.00

Many thanks to Scot Bathgate who sent this story of the 1.1 million square foot “Galleria” mega mall at Pittsburgh Mills in…
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Jan. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Friday File: Making Polynesian Floating Islands designed in San Francisco

The BBC reports on a project we’d all like to work on-Polynesia has signed an agreement with the Seasteading Institute of…
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Jan. 18, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Farm Land or Large Mansions on the Agricultural Land Reserve?

From the Richmond News the City of Richmond has decided to create a bylaw restricting the size of houses built on…
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Jan. 11, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Everything Old is New Again- Vancouver Art Gallery Hornby Location

A compelling video from 2014 (quoting 2014 budget prices) is narrated by Vancouver architect Peter Cardew about how the current…
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Jan. 09, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Day Six: The Gordie Award for Moments of Courage

Today is the final day of the Gordie Awards where the Editorial Committee of Price Tags ranks the good, the…
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Jan. 06, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Day Five of the 2016 "Gordie" Awards for "Most Polarizing Planning Issue"

  For 2016 there were four stories that were deemed by the Price Tags Editorial Board as being the Most…
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Jan. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Day Four of the 2016 Gordies-"Most Puzzling Planning Work"

For Day Four of the 2016 Gordies, two awards are being given in the category of “Most Puzzling Planning Work”.…
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Dec. 30, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Time for the Annual 2016 Gordies

The Price Tags Editorial Board has met at the secret undisclosed location near Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park to ponder…
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Dec. 13, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Housing Prices up 40%, Despite Foreign Buyer's Tax

This article by Bloomberg News via Frances Bula says it all.While housing price increases went up by 40 per cent in the…
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Dec. 05, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Muji, Mall Space and Retailing in Vancouver

It’s no surprise that retailing in Vancouver is a treasure trove for business owners, and attracts a wide cross market…
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Nov. 29, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Avoiding the Vancouver Vacancy Tax

  The Better Dwelling.com folks  describe it here:  “You get a Vancouver address, live in one of the city’s nicest…
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Nov. 29, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Rental Rates and Vacancies-Stats Canada

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has released its latest survey showing that Metro Vancouver’s vacancy rate for purpose-built…
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Nov. 24, 2016 / Gordon Price

Dept. of Irony: Trump's Climate Legacy – 2

Possibly a housing mortgage collapse rivaling 2008. From the New York Times: The real estate industry, particularly along the vulnerable…

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