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By ThinkPol Staff Pre-sale purchasers of a cancelled Cambie Street corridor condo project have filed a lawsuit against its developer accusing the company of abandoning the development to extract a higher profit from the “sharp rise” in land values in…
By ThinkPol Staff A Vancouver-based employer who stole nearly $3 million in wages from 157 employees have been fined $500 by British Columbia’s employment watchdog. The employees belong to the 34 companies of the Istuary Innovation Group owned by Yi…
By Patrick Condon, Professor of Urban Design, UBC I am now of the mind that since the real estate market has been effectively globalized, and since the global market for real estate is also distorted by black money seeking a…
By ThinkPol Staff Update : Realtor blames typo for 6x attempted flip, claims markup is only 100% A real estate speculator is attempting to sell for $15 million a Coquitlam, BC property they bought for $7.1 million less than a…
By Leila Mohammad The blockade of Yemen's Red Sea ports by the Saudi-led coalition could see millions of children, women and men risk mass hunger, disease and death in the besieged country, according to top UN officials, who are urging…
By ThinkPol Staff The head of a coalition of Vancouver neighbourhood groups opposing City of Vancouver’s recently unveiled housing strategy stands accused of running an illegal Airbnb operation. The City of Vancouver’s Housing Vancouver report 1 outlines a strategy for…
By ThinkPol Staff More than a third of all condos currently listed for sale in Vancouver’s Yaletown neighbourhood appear to be attempts at flipping by speculators. ThinkPol analyzed all 128 of the currently available MLS listings for condominiums in Yaletown…
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…
By ThinkPol Staff The BC government has promised to tackle the housing affordability crisis in Metro Vancouver by “aggressively” increasing supply. A new study coming out of Princeton suggests that the NDP government may want to reconsider that strategy. In…
By ThinkPol Staff The CEO of the Vancouver tech startup alleged to be a Ponzi scheme is on the run in China, according to court documents filed by an investor who is suing the company. Vancouver Lawyer Joe Carangi, who…