Category Archives: Real Estate
Asking home prices fall by double digits in Metro Vancouver as BC budget begins to bite
By ThinkPol Staff Asking prices for homes in Metro Vancouver are falling ‒ in one case by as much as 73% ‒ suggesting that budget measures announced by the NDP government to promote affordable housing by tackling rampant crime, corruption
Thousands expected at Vancouver housing rally today
By ThinkPol Staff Thousands of Vancouverites are preparing to brave freezing temperatures to join the affordable housing rally this afternoon in downtown Vancouver, to pressure British Columbia’s NDP government into taking action two days before Premier John Horgan and Finance
Richmond realtor helps daughter make $205,000 profit through misconduct, receives $5,000 fine
By ThinkPol Staff A Richmond, BC realtor who helped her daughter make a $205,000 profit flipping a house obtained while committing professional misconduct has been fined $5,000 and will face no licence suspension. The Real Estate Council of BC found
BC Green leader to prod government into seizing homes of money launderers, tax evaders, real estate racketeers
By Drew Penner The BC Green party wants the province to start seizing the homes of foreign buyers involved in criminal activity as the NDP government waffles on the legality of such a move. In response to a ThinkPol article
Speculators targeting Richmond farmland threaten local food supply
By Lisa Tanh Speculative development is raising Richmond’s farmland prices and slowing down local food production says a grassroot organization fighting against this issue. Laura Gillanders, a Richmond resident and coordinator of FarmWatch, an organization that is focused on preserving
BC Greens piling pressure on NDP to ban foreign buyers in budget
By ThinkPol Staff The BC Green Party is piling pressure on the NDP minority government its propping up to follow New Zealand’s example and restrict foreign real estate ownership in the province in the upcoming budget. “Recently, we proposed we
BC can legally seize lawbreaking foreign buyers’ homes, lawyer says
By ThinkPol Staff British Columbia government can legally seize the homes of a group of foreign buyers whose immigration fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering, money laundering and a host of other illegal activities came to light in a recent
BC Green leader calls for seizing homes of foreign buyers involved in immigration fraud, tax evasion, money laundering
By ThinkPol Staff British Columbia’s Green Party Leader has called for seizing the homes of a group of foreign buyers whose immigration fraud, tax evasion, money laundering and a host of other illegal activities came to light in a recent
Petition calls for housing speculation tax in BC budget and crackdown on money laundering, shady realtors
By ThinkPol Staff A petition has been launched to urge British Columbia’s NDP-led government to introduce a housing speculation tax along with a special taskforce to crackdown on money laundering and unethical practices by realtors in Metro Vancouver’s real estate
Speculator attempts to flip Richmond condo for nearly 3x within 6 months
By ThinkPol Staff A speculator is attempting to flip a Richmond condo bought just six months ago for nearly three times the amount paid for it. This is according to data gathered by Corrupt Gregor[1]https://twitter.com/corruptgregor, the twitter user who reports