1 in 4 Vancouver Westside home sales appear to be flips

By ThinkPol Staff

More than a quarter of homes currently listed for sale in Vancouver’s most expensive neighbourhood appear to be attempts at flipping by speculators.

After receiving a tip off from an industry insider, ThinkPol analyzed all 525 currently available MLS listings for single family homes in Vancouver’s Westside and found that 143, or 27%, were bought within the last three years.

AddressList PriceDate BoughttPrice BoughtDays OwnedBumpAnnualized ROI
8006 Cartier Street$2,880,000.002017-10-18$2,550,00034$330,000138.93%
3594 W 38th Avenue$3,898,000.002017-08-08$2,900,000105$998,000119.63%
3234 W 21st Avenue$9,980,000.002015-09-22$3,240,000791$6,740,00095.99%
3008 SW Marine Drive$4,800,000.002017-03-18$2,928,000248$1,872,00094.10%
5235 Kersland Drive$9,388,000.002016-01-18$3,800,000673$5,588,00079.75%
8556 Oak Street$3,880,000.002014-12-05$1,165,0001082$2,715,00078.62%
4177 Doncaster Way$8,580,000.002015-12-03$3,390,000719$5,190,00077.72%
2771 Manitoba Street$1,499,999.002017-04-05$1,007,000230$492,99977.69%
7761 Oak Street$2,988,000.002017-02-23$2,050,000271$938,00061.63%
2128 W 22nd Avenue$6,988,000.002015-07-10$2,875,000865$4,113,00060.37%
5445 Manitoba Street$4,780,000.002015-09-14$2,060,000799$2,720,00060.32%
1856 W 62nd Avenue$5,880,000.002015-03-19$2,255,000978$3,625,00060.00%
3533 W 38th Avenue$5,688,888.002015-04-01$2,200,000965$3,488,88859.98%
2817 W 22nd Avenue$5,688,000.002015-06-11$2,304,000894$3,384,00059.97%
1849 W 35th Avenue$7,680,000.002015-07-02$3,200,000873$4,480,00058.53%
1188 W 57th Avenue$7,498,000.002016-03-02$3,760,000629$3,738,00057.69%
1582 W 58th Avenue$5,588,000.002015-08-11$2,455,000833$3,133,00055.92%
3708 W 35th Avenue$7,180,000.002015-07-14$3,150,000861$4,030,00054.24%
3857 W 31st Avenue$6,888,000.002015-02-12$2,750,0001013$4,138,00054.22%
6338 Laburnum Street$4,360,000.002015-03-08$1,788,000989$2,572,00053.09%
4735 Osler Street$7,500,000.002015-01-26$3,010,0001030$4,490,00052.86%
6443 Cypress Street$4,780,000.002015-04-27$2,035,000939$2,745,00052.43%
3655 Dunbar Street$3,238,000.002015-06-15$1,425,000890$1,813,00052.18%
2335 W 18th Avenue$7,380,000.002015-05-06$3,200,000930$4,180,00051.27%
858 W 44th Avenue$5,880,000.002015-01-17$2,400,0001039$3,480,00050.94%
3976 W 24th Avenue$5,388,000.002014-12-21$2,190,0001066$3,198,00050.00%
4056 W 33rd Avenue$6,598,000.002015-04-27$2,903,000939$3,695,00049.48%
955 W 23rd Avenue$3,799,000.002015-04-11$1,700,000955$2,099,00047.19%
2765 W 15th Avenue$3,838,000.002015-06-04$1,810,000901$2,028,00045.39%
3 W 22nd Avenue$3,498,000.002016-02-04$1,960,000656$1,538,00043.66%
6363 Ontario Street$3,388,000.002017-06-20$2,868,000154$520,00042.97%
4888 Pine Crescent$4,988,000.002015-01-10$2,300,0001046$2,688,00040.78%
2722 W 32nd Avenue$4,380,000.002015-06-08$2,202,000897$2,178,00040.25%
7623 Granville Street$4,300,000.002015-01-07$1,999,9991049$2,300,00140.01%
1062 W 55th Avenue$7,800,000.002016-08-30$5,250,000448$2,550,00039.57%
1312 W 57th Avenue$8,900,000.002015-06-02$4,550,000903$4,350,00038.64%
4128 Selkirk Street$7,988,000.002015-10-13$4,500,000770$3,488,00036.74%
1896 Wesbrook Crescent$11,680,000.002015-05-02$6,100,000934$5,580,00035.75%
2535 W 10th Avenue$5,380,000.002017-06-08$4,690,000166$690,00032.35%
7076 Carrington Street$8,898,000.002017-01-26$7,050,000299$1,848,00032.00%
341 W 46th Avenue$4,888,000.002016-11-29$3,750,000357$1,138,00031.03%
2115 Columbia Street$2,198,000.002015-10-06$1,350,000777$848,00029.51%
4006 W 28th Avenue$5,499,000.002015-03-17$3,100,000980$2,399,00028.82%
3525 W 29th Avenue$4,580,000.002017-06-19$4,088,000155$492,00028.34%
3865 W 37th Avenue$4,880,000.002016-11-01$3,838,000385$1,042,00025.74%
7338 Angus Drive$4,488,000.002015-04-18$2,693,000948$1,795,00025.66%
1947 W 19th Avenue$8,398,000.002015-09-12$5,380,000801$3,018,00025.56%
3585 W 48th Avenue$2,888,000.002015-09-02$1,850,000811$1,038,00025.25%
1837 W 58th Avenue$3,390,000.002016-04-01$2,400,000599$990,00025.14%
5966 Crown Street$2,690,000.002017-05-26$2,400,000179$290,00024.64%
1880 SW Marine Drive$14,800,000.002015-03-08$8,890,000989$5,910,00024.53%
5533 Elm Street$5,888,000.002015-04-14$3,600,000952$2,288,00024.37%
7899 Heather Street$2,388,000.002015-05-13$1,480,000923$908,00024.26%
845 W 17th Avenue$2,760,000.002015-07-20$1,767,000855$993,00023.99%
3420 W 32nd Avenue$4,688,000.002015-11-21$3,200,000731$1,488,00023.22%
6861 Arbutus Street$6,480,000.002015-06-05$4,200,000900$2,280,00022.02%
5790 Adera Street$9,280,000.002015-04-06$5,880,000960$3,400,00021.98%
4682 W 6th Avenue$3,800,000.002017-03-31$3,330,000235$470,00021.92%
3296 W 37th Avenue$4,280,000.002016-04-23$3,180,000577$1,100,00021.88%
2628 SW Marine Drive$4,488,888.002016-03-23$3,300,000608$1,188,88821.63%
2139 W 49th Avenue$3,199,000.002016-04-11$2,380,000589$819,00021.32%
1739 W 52nd Avenue$3,780,000.002015-05-25$2,468,000911$1,312,00021.30%
4651 W 16th Avenue$3,728,000.002015-08-01$2,500,000843$1,228,00021.27%
1190 Richelieu Avenue$6,980,000.002015-07-30$4,720,000845$2,260,00020.68%
7062 Osler Street$4,380,000.002016-01-26$3,200,000665$1,180,00020.24%
4028 W 11th Avenue$6,990,000.002016-04-18$5,300,000582$1,690,00020.00%
3980 Cartier Street$9,000,000.002016-06-10$6,980,000529$2,020,00019.97%
3407 W 34th Avenue$4,380,000.002015-03-23$2,860,000974$1,520,00019.92%
2482 W 7th Avenue$3,398,000.002016-08-31$2,750,000447$648,00019.24%
6812 Arbutus Street$9,288,000.002016-01-20$6,900,000671$2,388,00018.83%
4586 W 8th Avenue$2,880,000.002015-11-25$2,100,000727$780,00018.65%
1082 Nanton Avenue$5,580,000.002015-07-06$3,880,000869$1,700,00018.40%
7827 Cartier Street$2,480,000.002015-10-03$1,780,000780$700,00018.40%
2062 W 46th Avenue$4,980,000.002015-07-30$3,500,000845$1,480,00018.27%
6388 Marguerite Street$6,280,000.002015-05-21$4,330,000915$1,950,00017.96%
4232 W 13th Avenue$3,680,000.002015-05-03$2,543,000933$1,137,00017.49%
4362 Pine Crescent$7,680,000.002016-08-30$6,330,000448$1,350,00017.38%
4672 W 6th Avenue$3,998,000.002014-11-29$2,642,5001088$1,355,50017.21%
1307 W 41st Avenue$3,788,000.002016-01-25$2,900,000666$888,00016.78%
3469 W 43rd Avenue$5,590,000.002016-03-25$4,375,000606$1,215,00016.73%
5809 Cartier Street$4,998,000.002015-03-15$3,500,000982$1,498,00015.91%
3005 W 15th Avenue$3,388,800.002014-11-24$2,310,0001093$1,078,80015.60%
5968 Trafalgar Street$4,980,000.002015-05-21$3,590,000915$1,390,00015.45%
86 W 27th Avenue$3,790,000.002016-02-29$3,000,000631$790,00015.23%
2177 W 54th Avenue$4,380,000.002016-01-28$3,432,888663$947,11215.19%
4107 W 12th Avenue$2,988,000.002017-03-08$2,700,000258$288,00015.09%
3861 W 14th Avenue$5,980,000.002015-01-28$4,200,0001028$1,780,00015.05%
3853 W 38th Avenue$7,398,000.002017-04-15$6,800,000220$598,00014.59%
4649 W 8th Avenue$2,988,000.002015-09-18$2,280,000795$708,00014.26%
4925 Queensland Road$4,990,000.002016-01-29$3,988,000662$1,002,00013.85%
4170 Crown Crescent$7,988,000.002015-11-08$6,250,000744$1,738,00013.64%
1216 W 26th Avenue$4,288,000.002015-08-19$3,300,000825$988,00013.25%
4855 Collingwood Street$2,798,000.002017-04-23$2,600,000212$198,00013.11%
6633 Cartier Street$14,980,000.002015-04-15$11,200,000951$3,780,00012.95%
1308 W 55th Avenue$5,490,000.002016-05-20$4,600,000550$890,00012.84%
4596 W 12th Avenue$4,350,000.002017-02-05$3,950,000289$400,00012.79%
4889 Blenheim Street$3,298,000.002015-11-24$2,630,000728$668,00012.73%
5276 Blenheim Street$4,680,000.002016-02-11$3,875,000649$805,00011.68%
2557 W King Edward Avenue$3,388,000.002016-03-07$2,848,000624$540,00011.09%
3884 W 26th Avenue$4,500,000.002016-06-26$3,900,000513$600,00010.95%
2796 W 21st Avenue$2,999,000.002016-06-16$2,598,000523$401,00010.77%
1029 W 32nd Avenue$4,988,000.002016-05-17$4,300,000553$688,00010.56%
1319 W 47th Avenue$4,688,000.002015-10-22$3,850,000761$838,00010.44%
2250 SW Marine Drive$4,990,000.002016-04-19$4,280,000581$710,00010.42%
2195 SW Marine Drive$4,380,000.002016-06-10$3,810,000529$570,00010.32%
2756 W 33rd Avenue$3,880,000.002016-02-07$3,287,880653$592,12010.07%
1280 W 46th Avenue$3,960,000.002017-04-10$3,730,000225$230,00010.00%
3657 W 36th Avenue$4,388,000.002016-02-19$3,750,000641$638,0009.69%
1749 W 62nd Avenue$3,398,000.002017-03-27$3,200,000239$198,0009.45%
5161 Trafalgar Street$3,333,333.002015-10-21$2,800,000762$533,3339.12%
3363 Mayfair Avenue$3,580,000.002016-02-09$3,080,000651$500,0009.10%
4680 W 8th Avenue$3,299,900.002016-04-21$2,900,000579$399,9008.69%
6062 Fremlin Street$3,799,000.002016-08-09$3,420,000469$379,0008.62%
5276 Balaclava Street$4,490,000.002016-03-08$3,920,000623$570,0008.52%
2956 Waterloo Street$2,568,000.002015-06-11$2,130,000894$438,0008.40%
4463 Haggart Street$3,520,000.002016-01-27$3,060,000664$460,0008.26%
3715 W 22nd Avenue$4,288,000.002016-05-01$3,800,000569$488,0008.24%
4552 Puget Drive$4,990,000.002015-08-01$4,200,000843$790,0008.14%
2418 W 18th Avenue$4,580,000.002016-04-11$4,080,000589$500,0007.59%
4293 W 13th Avenue$5,090,000.002016-02-29$4,500,000631$590,0007.58%
2526 Edgar Crescent$4,880,000.002016-02-03$4,300,000657$580,0007.49%
6250 Cedarhurst Street$6,380,000.002016-04-13$5,700,000587$680,0007.42%
4249 Hudson Street$6,880,000.002016-04-29$6,200,000571$680,0007.01%
3282 W 33rd Avenue$3,388,000.002015-11-05$2,980,000747$408,0006.69%
1691 W 65th Avenue$3,498,000.002016-03-18$3,150,000613$348,0006.58%
3890 W 29th Avenue$2,860,000.002016-01-14$2,560,000677$300,0006.32%
3250 W 35th Avenue$4,770,000.002016-03-08$4,310,000623$460,0006.25%
8221 Fremlin Street$2,098,000.002016-01-18$1,885,000673$213,0006.13%
1384 W 57th Avenue$3,988,000.002016-05-29$3,661,800541$326,2006.01%
2006 Whyte Avenue$4,458,000.002016-01-26$4,050,000665$408,0005.53%
3811 W 14th Avenue$4,780,000.002016-09-06$4,500,000441$280,0005.15%
1324 W 58th Avenue$4,650,000.002016-07-11$4,360,000498$290,0004.88%
6349 Elm Street$12,388,000.002016-01-15$11,388,000676$1,000,0004.74%
1122 W 27th Avenue$5,180,000.002016-04-27$4,850,000573$330,0004.33%
1870 Sasamat Street$4,188,000.002015-06-06$3,800,000899$388,0004.15%
4213 W 14th Avenue$3,070,000.002016-02-29$2,880,000631$190,0003.82%
3947 W 18th Avenue$2,890,000.002015-11-02$2,680,000750$210,0003.81%
2929 W 29th Avenue$2,858,800.002016-02-07$2,700,000653$158,8003.29%
1626 W 59th Avenue$3,250,000.002016-04-18$3,133,000582$117,0002.34%
2765 W 8th Avenue$2,654,000.002016-06-05$2,580,000534$74,0001.96%
3569 W King Edward Avenue$2,680,000.002016-04-19$2,600,000581$80,0001.93%
3821 W 22nd Avenue$3,290,000.002016-04-18$3,210,000582$80,0001.56%
3818 Cypress Street$7,390,000.00
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6248 Balaclava Street$10,880,000.00
1699 W 63rd Avenue$3,680,000.00
1541 W 60th Avenue$3,480,000.00
1505 Tolmie Street$7,799,000.00
1088 W 49th Avenue$4,088,000.00
3530 W 33rd Avenue$2,998,000.00
420 W 20th Avenue$2,398,000.00
4038 W 19th Avenue$3,680,000.00
6398 Carnarvon Street$6,688,000.00
3565 W 37th Avenue$4,288,000.00
3320 W 27th Avenue$3,650,000.00
3968 W 24th Avenue$4,688,000.00
5669 Angus Drive$7,180,000.00
2188 W 20th Avenue$5,380,000.00
515 W 60th Avenue$4,880,000.00
1238 Tecumseh Avenue$12,888,000.00
1390 W King Edward Avenue$5,168,000.00
4018 W 14th Avenue$3,560,000.00
3833 Puget Drive$5,388,000.00
4863 Osler Street$4,188,000.00
3690 Selkirk Street$17,800,000.00
4612 Puget Drive$4,690,000.00
6098 Crown Street$2,668,000.00
5911 Adera Street$6,980,000.00
4661 Marguerite Street$8,368,000.00
230 Peveril Avenue$3,588,000.00
4055 Dunbar Street$2,188,000.00
4508 Puget Drive$3,888,888.00
4786 Drummond Drive$15,988,000.00
5662 Maple Street$6,666,666.00
8428 Gillnet Place$2,688,000.00
1763 W 38th Avenue$8,268,000.00
2136 W 15th Avenue$3,275,000.00
5911 Churchill Street$12,980,000.00
898 W 61st Avenue$3,180,000.00
2410 W 19th Avenue$4,198,000.00
3996 W 24th Avenue$3,998,000.00
1809 SW Marine Drive$4,980,000.00
6089 Holland Street$2,599,000.00
1186 W 48th Avenue$6,488,000.00
2789 SW Marine Drive$7,980,000.00
7575 Selkirk Street$2,458,000.00
7487 Granville Street$4,388,000.00
1790 W 62nd Street$3,590,000.00
1567 W 28th Avenue$6,380,000.00
2711 Point Grey Road$16,800,000.00
7757 Oak Street$3,106,000.00
7737 Oak Street$3,173,940.00
4377 W 14th Avenue$4,350,000.00
1138 Matthews Avenue$16,980,000.00
2256 W 14th Avenue$3,148,000.00
3287 W 55th Avenue$4,998,000.00
1833 W 63rd Avenue$4,998,000.00
1238 W 37th Avenue$8,800,000.00
3205 W 36th Avenue$7,380,000.00
3802 W 38th Avenue$8,888,000.00
2758 W 22nd Avenue$4,398,000.00
4310 Maple Street$6,580,000.00
3436 W 29th Avenue$4,288,000.00
2328 W 18th Avenue$4,880,000.00
5150 Camosun Street$5,888,000.00
4027 W 19th Avenue$3,838,000.00
1168 W 37th Avenue$8,688,000.00
2820 W 11th Avenue$2,588,000.00
1557 Nanton Avenue$11,800,000.00
4343 W 12th Avenue$4,288,800.00
1763 W 38th Avenue$8,268,000.00
4416 W 4th Avenue$3,580,000.00
4724 W 6th Avenue$4,900,000.00
3409 W 43rd Avenue$10,880,000.00
749 W 64th Avenue$5,180,000.00
6835 Laurel Street$5,580,000.00
3937 W 31st Avenue$6,990,000.00
4319 Puget Drive$3,490,000.00
6226 Vine Street$3,680,000.00
7187 Cypress Street$8,890,000.00
3788 Carnarvon Street$4,680,000.00
4037 W 33rd Avenue$4,568,000.00
5638 Mcmaster Road$12,998,000.00
1416 Acadia Road$18,980,000.00
3688 East Boulevard$14,880,000.00
878 W 27th Avenue$4,398,888.00
3960 W 13th Avenue$4,855,000.00
3128 Collingwood Street$3,998,000.00
2069 W 28th Avenue$6,880,000.00
7823 Hudson Street$2,598,000.00
3289 W 28th Avenue$4,998,000.00
4661 Marguerite Street$8,368,000.00
2713 W 23rd Avenue$3,380,000.00
4143 W 13th Avenue$4,288,000.00
975 W 23rd Avenue$4,380,000.00
3053 W 8th Avenue$3,188,000.00
4103 W 10th Avenue$6,888,000.00
5061 Blenheim Street$3,399,000.00
5011 Dunbar Street$3,198,000.00
1055 W 57th Avenue$5,888,000.00
888 W 42nd Avenue$3,988,800.00
7585 Hudson Street$3,680,000.00
6829 Beechwood Street$12,880,000.00
2745 W 34th Avenue$4,880,000.00
5869 Hudson Street$9,588,000.00
1250 W 45th Avenue$5,188,000.00
2338 West 21 Avenue$6,998,000.00
4695 W 9th Avenue$4,950,000.00
3226 East Boulevard$6,000,000.00
1552 W 63rd Avenue$2,998,000.00
1126 Wolfe Avenue$34,800,000.00
8490 Adera Street$3,060,000.00
1505 Tolmie Street$7,799,000.00
2519 W 45th Avenue$3,170,000.00
3344 W 2nd Avenue$3,188,000.00
4448 Chaldecott Street$6,789,000.00
3535 W 19th Avenue$4,488,000.00
4422 NW Marine Drive$6,088,000.00
6305 Mccleery Street$6,350,000.00
3620 Dunbar Street$2,780,000.00
7859 Birch Street$1,848,000.00
4468 Pine Crescent$8,680,000.00
2798 W 19th Avenue$3,480,000.00
2711 Point Grey Road$16,800,000.00
6115 St. Clair Place$5,298,000.00
1774 W 16th Avenue$4,250,000.00
1923 Waterloo Street$2,988,000.00
5755 Angus Drive$11,588,000.00
2737 W 23rd Avenue$3,390,000.00
3848 W 22nd Avenue$3,299,000.00
7938 Cartier Street$2,688,000.00
6958 Heather Street$5,290,000.00
4488 W 1st Avenue$6,295,000.00
4661 Marguerite Street$8,368,000.00
1826 W 63rd Avenue$3,680,000.00
2198 W 57th Avenue$3,998,000.00
261 SW Marine Drive$4,684,500.00
3858 W 1st Avenue$4,588,000.00
252 W 64th Avenue$5,011,888.00
236 W 64th Avenue$6,103,888.00
1368 W 48th Avenue$6,488,000.00
7165 Maple Street$6,588,000.00
4588 Pine Crescent$8,280,000.00
2878 W 37th Avenue$3,738,000.00
203 SW Marine Drive$7,218,000.00
5538 Willow Street$9,988,000.00
5512 Willow Street$9,988,000.00
1542 W 64th Avenue$2,088,000.00
1193 W 55th Avenue$6,880,000.00
2185 W 54th Avenue$6,500,000.00
6007 Dunbar Street$2,998,000.00
2198 W 57th Avenue$3,998,000.00
8530 Hudson Street$2,698,000.00
5910 Blenheim Street$5,488,000.00
4661 Marguerite Street$8,368,000.00
3622 W 21st Avenue$3,098,000.00
7949 Ontario Street$2,900,000.00
3311 Quesnel Drive$4,388,000.00
3691 Point Grey Road$11,250,000.00
6889 Arbutus Street$5,598,000.00
1877 W 37th Avenue$4,280,000.00
2072 W 15th Avenue$2,925,000.00
1156 Devonshire Crescent$3,688,000.00
2838 W 39th Avenue$3,588,000.00
1468 W 53rd Avenue$3,488,000.00
5583 Alma Street$4,438,000.00
4126 Angus Drive$6,250,000.00
6576 Yew Street$2,688,000.00
7877 Heather Street$2,188,000.00
1109 Maple Street$6,890,000.00
2831 W 6th Avenue$2,398,000.00
1125 Park Drive$2,380,000.00
2879 W 35th Avenue$2,750,000.00
4998 Pine Crescent$4,988,000.00
1433 Angus Drive$15,500,000.00
5791 Newton Wynd$26,980,000.00
7637 Granville Street$3,900,000.00
4527 W 12th Avenue$3,098,000.00
1576 W 47th Avenue$4,398,000.00
830 W 68th Avenue$2,680,000.00
3157 W 33rd Avenue$3,288,000.00
3555 W 20th Avenue$2,988,000.00
3575 W 26th Avenue$3,750,000.00
5788 Highbury Street$5,880,000.00
3619 Blenheim Street$4,688,000.00
2346 W 18th Avenue$3,988,800.00
4255 W 15th Avenue$5,388,000.00
731 W King Edward Avenue$3,800,000.00
747 W 62nd Avenue$2,680,000.00
1009 W 32nd Avenue$3,988,800.00
7688 Montcalm Street$2,880,000.00
2696 W 11th Avenue$2,498,000.00
2256 W 18th Avenue$3,799,900.00
189 W 61st Avenue$3,798,000.00
1529 W 61st Avenue$4,698,000.00
4661 Marguerite Street$8,368,000.00
2095 W 35th Avenue$6,388,900.00
3781 W King Edward Avenue$3,099,999.00
6193 Collingwood Street$6,379,000.00
2457 W 22nd Avenue$4,980,000.00
1899 W 60th Avenue$3,888,000.00
3575 W 23rd Avenue$4,380,000.00
7777 Oak Street$2,988,000.00
2480 W 19th Avenue$5,350,000.00
104 W 41st Avenue$5,500,000.00
896 W King Edward Avenue$6,720,000.00
4588 Marguerite Street$5,798,000.00
4511 Beverly Crescent$8,398,000.00
8315 Tugboat Place$2,825,000.00
45 SW Marine Drive$4,288,000.00
3568 W 37th Avenue$5,180,000.00
3333 SW Marine Drive$5,488,000.00
2847 W 34th Avenue$7,488,000.00
1010 W 57th Avenue$6,680,000.00
2068 W 29th Avenue$4,080,000.00
1207 W 59th Avenue$4,299,000.00
Lot 4-2564 Point Grey Road$7,000,000.00
2883 W 43rd Avenue$2,699,000.00
Lot 3-2590 Point Grey Road$7,000,000.00
1609 Cedar Crescent$8,980,000.00
5707 Elm Street$3,150,000.00
1519 W 37th Avenue$6,380,000.00
33 W 23 Avenue$2,670,000.00
7928 Hudson Street$2,888,000.00
3707 W 3rd Avenue$3,999,000.00
866 W King Edward Avenue$5,600,000.00
856 W King Edward Avenue$5,600,000.00
876 W King Edward Avenue$5,600,000.00
886 W King Edward Avenue$5,600,000.00
1388 W 54th Avenue$5,380,000.00
2050 W 62nd Avenue$4,850,000.00
3751 Granville Street$7,980,000.00
4230 Salish Drive$570,000.00
4217 W 16th Avenue$3,788,000.00
2876 W 49th Avenue$4,398,000.00
7709 Granville Street$3,888,000.00
161 W 41st Avenue$2,910,000.00
7977 Adera Street$2,599,000.00
2095 W 35th Avenue$6,388,900.00
3231 Vine Street$3,680,000.00
2763 W 30th Avenue$6,488,000.00
3011 W 27th Avenue$7,490,000.00
5361 Cypress Street$7,980,000.00
3456 W 29th Avenue$2,798,000.00
575 W 18th Avenue$2,398,000.00
4661 Marguerite Street$8,368,000.00
3319 W 3rd Avenue$3,868,000.00
3490 Pine Crescent$35,000,000.00
3456 W 31st Avenue$2,888,000.00
3112 W 5th Avenue$2,998,000.00
6061 Churchill Street$8,398,000.00
3042 W 33rd Avenue$4,588,000.00
3770 W 50th Avenue$3,388,000.00
4334 W 15th Avenue$3,098,000.00
6976 Wiltshire Street$10,888,000.00
2894 W 24th Avenue$2,488,000.00
3651 W 48th Avenue$3,698,000.00
4177 W 15th Avenue$4,689,000.00
8630 Barnard Street$2,688,000.00
2742 W 13th Avenue$2,688,000.00
5738 Wallace Street$2,698,000.00
5880 Crown Street$2,750,000.00
826 W 22nd Avenue$3,198,000.00
1505 Tolmie Street$7,799,000.00
1126 Wolfe Avenue$34,800,000.00
1957 W 37th Avenue$3,149,800.00
2883 W 43rd Avenue$2,699,000.00
1080 Douglas Crescent$8,800,000.00
4514 Langara Avenue$5,288,000.00
8525 Wiltshire Street$6,280,000.00
690 W 19th Avenue$2,589,000.00
2037 W 44th Avenue$4,688,000.00
2275 W 51st Avenue$2,998,000.00
3287 W 48th Avenue$8,180,000.00
836 W 66th Avenue$1,795,000.00
3425 Celtic Avenue$10,800,000.00
1838 Alma Street$1,498,000.00
7909 Laburnum Street$3,088,000.00
1883 W 41st Avenue$4,980,000.00
2861 W 13th Avenue$3,799,000.00
1323 The Crescent$5,499,000.00
3135 W 14th Avenue$3,288,000.00
3161 W 43rd Avenue$6,099,000.00
1264 Balfour Avenue$12,500,000.00
5537 Chancellor Boulevard$11,500,000.00
2711 Point Grey Road$16,800,000.00
2711 Point Grey Road$16,800,000.00
2095 W 35th Avenue$6,388,900.00
7275 Carnarvon Street$20,888,000.00
5791 Newton Wynd$26,980,000.00
1555 W 59th Avenue$3,388,000.00
133 W 45th Avenue$4,988,000.00
4870 Hudson Street$5,988,000.00
3716 W 37th Avenue$2,998,000.00
4208 Dunkirk Street$6,688,000.00
421 W 59th Avenue$7,388,800.00
4648 W 12th Avenue$4,188,000.00
6289 Carnarvon Street$7,980,000.00
4310 Salish Drive$650,000.00
1126 Wolfe Avenue$34,800,000.00
3421 W 38th Avenue$4,580,000.00
2861 W 15th Avenue$2,800,000.00
4664 W 8th Avenue$6,598,000.00
5516 Churchill Street$6,588,000.00
15 Semana Crescent$598,000.00
2971 W 31st Avenue$6,980,000.00
2095 W 35th Avenue$6,388,900.00
1763 W 38th Avenue$8,268,000.00
4568 W 1st Avenue$6,518,000.00
6749 Oak Street$4,700,000.00
4056 W 18th Avenue$3,148,000.00
6574 Vine Street$2,560,000.00
2016 W 43rd Avenue$6,980,000.00
5550 Balaclava Street$3,998,000.00
6729 Granville Street$5,000,000.00
2128 W 21st Avenue$3,790,000.00
6112 Cedarhurst Street$5,800,000.00
4673 W 8th Avenue$4,380,000.00
6307 Cypress Street$3,380,000.00
4487 W 8th Avenue$3,750,000.00
2078 W 61st Avenue$3,998,000.00
2444 W King Edward Avenue$2,988,800.00
6976 Wiltshire Street$10,888,000.00
7721 Ontario Street$2,580,000.00
2221 Dunbar Street$2,698,000.00
3575 Laurel Street$1,998,000.00
4191 W 12th Avenue$3,550,000.00
4661 Marguerite Street$8,368,000.00
1830 W 33rd Avenue$3,450,828.00
5937 Adera Street$8,880,000.00
2920 W 41st Avenue$3,599,000.00
3398 Cypress Street$11,880,000.00
1283 W 47th Avenue$5,380,000.00
2889 W 28th Avenue$4,398,000.00
1575 W 58th Avenue$2,788,000.00
1013 Park Drive$3,388,800.00
2425 SW Marine Drive$4,188,000.00
1528 W 57th Avenue$3,200,000.00
1921 W 44th Avenue$4,500,000.00
3689 Angus Drive$17,888,000.00
418 W 64th Avenue$5,998,000.00
4172 W 15th Avenue$4,480,000.00
8039 Yukon Street$5,998,000.00
5237 Marguerite Street$4,988,000.00
4935 College High Road$6,280,000.00
6189 Fremlin Street$5,550,000.00
6888 Tisdall Street$4,180,000.00
4329 Maple Street$3,998,000.00
4329 Maple Street$3,998,000.00
5630 Angus Drive$12,800,000.00
1374 Laurier Avenue$9,988,000.00
3376 W King Edward Avenue$3,450,000.00
8538 Adera Street$2,890,000.00
2189 W 47th Avenue$2,998,000.00
6610 Churchill Street$6,888,888.00
282 W 48th Avenue$3,150,000.00
3870 17th Avenue$2,588,000.00
2490 W 49th Avenue$4,288,000.00
6332 Vine Street$4,080,000.00
4407 Haggart Street$4,899,000.00
7415 West Boulevard$3,138,000.00
4095 Crown Crescent$5,488,000.00
4768 Osler Street$7,380,000.00
2811 W 12th Avenue$3,380,000.00
8031 French Street$3,200,000.00
8007 French Street$3,200,000.00
8019 French Street$3,200,000.00
6137 Collingwood Place$4,279,000.00
2963 W 23rd Avenue$2,788,000.00
3490 Pine Crescent$35,000,000.00
3309 W 12th Avenue$3,699,000.00
3815 W 39th Avenue$7,680,000.00
3431 W 16th Avenue$3,488,000.00
4133 W 11th Avenue$2,788,000.00
7668 Selkirk Street$3,080,000.00
3960 W 24th Avenue$3,650,000.00
6215 Mackenzie Street$5,080,000.00
1126 Wolfe Avenue$34,800,000.00
3316 W 3rd Avenue$2,998,000.00
3426 Osler Street$17,890,000.00
4788 Hudson Street$7,680,000.00
3138 W 51st Avenue$20,980,000.00
3402 Osler Street$24,888,000.00
5849 Cypress Street$4,175,000.00
2938 Discovery Street$3,900,000.00
1895 W 60th Avenue$3,888,888.002016-02-16$4,200,000644-$311,112-4.20%

ThinkPol used data from BC Assessment[1]https://www.bcassessment.ca to find out the data when a property was last sold.

The top 25 apparent speculators are attempting to gain more than 50% annualized return on investments from the flipping, our data shows.

One of the homes currently being flipped was bought last month, and 17 were bought this year.

The industry insider who tipped us off also sent us what they claim to be a random sample of data showing ownership information.

AddressNameList PriceDate BoughtPrice Bought
3xxx 32ND AVE W* LIU$4,680,00018-Dec-2015$3,902,000
3xxx 15TH AVE W* Zhang$3,388,80024-Nov-2014$2,310,000
3xxx 34TH AVE WXUE, *$4,380,00023-Mar-2015$2,860,000
4xxx 36TH AVE W* XU$3,998,00011-Mar-2015$3,060,000
1xxx 26TH AVE W* CURRIE and * ZHANG$4,288,00019-Aug-2015$3,300,000
3xxx MARINE DR SW* LONG$4,800,00018-Mar-2017$2,928,000
4xxx 13TH AVE WJIANG, *$5,090,00029-Feb-2016$4,500,000
4xxx 8TH AVE WWANG, *$2,800,00011-Aug-2016$2,523,000
4xxx PINE CRESCENT* ZHANG$7,680,00030-Aug-2016$6,330,000
4xxx 14TH AVE WLI, *$3,070,00029-Feb-2016$2,880,000
7xxx CARTIER ST* GUO$2,480,00003-Oct-2015$1,780,000
3xxx CARTIER ST* WONG$9,000,00010-Jun-2016$6,980,000
4xxx 8TH AVE WWANG, *$2,980,00011-Aug-2016$2,523,000
2xxx 31ST AVE W* QIANG$4,680,00005-Oct-2015$3,460,000
0xxx 21ST AVE W* ZHANG$2,650,00009-Feb-2016$2,380,000
3xxx 42ND AVE W* LIU$5,490,00015-Apr-2015$3,560,000
3xxx 43RD AVE W* WANG$5,590,00025-Mar-2016$4,375,000
2xxx WHYTE AVE* FU$4,458,00026-Jan-2016$4,050,000
3xxx 49TH AVE W* JUN$3,280,00015-Jun-2016$2,950,000
1xxx 55TH AVE W* ZHOU$7,800,00030-Aug-2016$5,250,000
1xxx 57TH AVE W* BI$8,900,00002-Jun-2015$4,550,000
1xxx 62ND AVE WXING, *$3,398,00027-Mar-2017$3,200,000
1xxx 59TH AVE W* ZHANG and * ZHANG$3,499,00018-Apr-2016$3,133,000
1xxx 27TH AVE W* HUANG$5,180,00027-Apr-2016$4,850,000
3xxx W 34TH AVENUEXUE, *$4,380,00023-Mar-2015$2,860,000
2xxx SW MARINE DRIVE* WAN$4,380,00010-Jun-2016$3,810,000
5xxx KERSLAND DRIVE* ZHAO$9,388,00018-Jan-2016$3,800,000

Based on land titles searches conducted through Land Title and Survey Authority of BC, ThinkPol has independently verified the ownership information provided by the industry insider.

As our source did not provide their raw dataset, ThinkPol is not able to independently verify the randomness of the sample.

The industry insider claimed that they are providing ThinkPol the data to expose rampant international speculation in the Vancouver’s real estate market.

“The realtors are going after you because there will be riots if people find out what’s really going on in my industry,” they said. “The general public has no idea how badly they’re being screwed over by my industry, and my industry wants to silence you before you wake the people up.”

Our source warned us to be vigilant.

“Please be very careful,” they said. “Greed’s tentacles spread far, wide and deep.”

We reached out to BC’s Finance Minister Carole James and Housing Minister Selina Robinson for comment two days ago, but have yet to hear back from either.

[Cover Photo: A Vancouver Westside “ghost house”. Photo Credit: Justin Fung]

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References   [ + ]

1. https://www.bcassessment.ca