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Nov. 04, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: "Back and forth on CACs" with Karen Sawatsky

Not just for policy wonks.  Community Amenity Contributions (CACs) have been a contentious issue on civic-election platforms.  Karen Sawatsky provides…
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Nov. 03, 2014 / Gordon Price

Disconnect: Oddest headline of the week

Today’s lead headline in The Sun: . . So it’s all about the money, is it?  Confirming critics belief that…
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Oct. 31, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ralph Segal: How to save character homes

This comment is in response to a post on Barbara Yaffe’s column about a drop in property values as a…
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Oct. 23, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ray Spaxman: Responses to "The Telus Case"

Ray Spaxman received 25 responses to his email and PT post on “The Telus Case.” . Two comments resonated with…
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Oct. 21, 2014 / Gordon Price

Choose One: Millennials can/can't afford housing in Vancouver

A case of twinning articles, both published yesterday, with contradictory observations. First up, Patrick Condon in The Tyee: . Young Prospects?…
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Oct. 17, 2014 / Gordon Price

Let's play the TransLink No-Win Game

From Business in Vancouver: “Developers step up to pay for transit stations“ The economic benefits of being linked to rapid transit…
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Oct. 15, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ray Spaxman: "The Telus Case"

I overlooked one major issue in my previous note that will prevent some of the potentially best informed people from…
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Oct. 09, 2014 / Gordon Price

Vancouver's Land-price disconnect

Another factor in affordability, from Business in Vancouver: “Buildable” costs expose disconnect in condo market Startling multi-family land prices are…
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Sep. 15, 2014 / Gordon Price

The City and CP: Insights from Auerbach

Herb Auerbach is a long-time real-estate consultant in Vancouver.  In the following letter to Mayor Robertson, he provides lots of insight…
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Sep. 15, 2014 / Gordon Price

City Conversations: A Tax for Housing and Transportation – Sep 18

  Linked: A Housing Speculation Tax and Transportation Funding   The two hot issues in the Lower Mainland are the…
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Sep. 05, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Beautiful Empty Homes of Vancouver

While Ireland may have ghost estates (below), Vancouver has its “beautiful empty homes.”  Vancity Buzz reported on a web site of that title here.…
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Aug. 27, 2014 / Gordon Price

Lecture and Panel: Vancouver in the 21st Century – Sep 24

. ANDY YAN: VANCOUVER IN THE 21ST CENTURY .  Wednesday, September 24, 2014, 7:00 PM Where: Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, Goldcorp…
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Aug. 20, 2014 / Gordon Price

Future Present: The History, Problems and Possibilities of the Canada Line

Kenneth Chan, in Vancity Buzz, asks a question we’ve all wondered about when standing on a crowded platform in the…
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Jul. 22, 2014 / Gordon Price

Metro Info Gogo

From Metro Vancouver:  An enhanced planning and economy data webpage. . More accessible information about the region: monthly and annual…

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