The Daily Scot: "Poco Councilman calls out foreign owners"Finally a politician with the guts to call it like it really is regarding foreign ownership. (Video here.) . The…
Quote: The FirehoseJust printed in Business in Vancouver: “Foreign speculation hits Metro commercial real estate“ David Goodman of HQ Commercial, who specializes…
A deliberate lack of understanding“Poor Canadians – they just don’t understand.” – Former realtor’s assistant Lynn Yang . I’m posting this today from The Globe…
Squamish – The Heart of the DealSome doings a-transpirin’ up the Sea-to-Sky in Squamish: A long-planned oceanfront development agreement moved another step closer this week with…
Q&A on the Toughest Topic in Town.Helen Warn asked this question in response to “A Meme from TEAM” below: What do you feel we can do…
Items From Ian -Fighting City CouncilI wonder how many instances of Lambeth Council could be replaced with Vancouver, and Cressingham Gardens with Little Mountain. Written…
October in New York: Parking lots, slivers and storiesI noticed this building at 785 8th Avenue, now known as the Icon, on a previous trip. It’s still weird:…
A Choice of Suicides: Political response to Vancouver’s real-estate marketIt’s hard to keep up with the coverage on what is probably the No. 1 topic of conversation in this…
The Value of DirtIt’s not just residential real estate that’s going nuts. This is from Business in Vancouver: Dirt worth more…
The Daily Scot: The Hongcouver InterviewScot thinks this podcast is worth your time. Click through to the site; interview starts at 2.55 . South China…
Big Money, Big Buildings … and why just adding supply doesn’t workDurning chooses this from CityLab: The Big, Big, Big, Big Money Behind Tall Buildings How super-luxury apartments became a major…
The Changing Face (and Reality) of LondonAntje links to this extraordinarily well-illustrated piece in the MailOnline: . London enters the age of the skyscraper . Around 70…
Housing Affordability: “The time for denialism is over”A column that only Ian Young could write: . The realisation that something is grotesquely awry with Vancouver’s housing market has…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner