Category Archives: Housing
Most Vancouver houses sold below assessed in last three months
By ThinkPol Staff Just over half of all Metro Vancouver single family homes sold for below assessment, MLS sales data for the last three months show. And industry insider provided ThinkPol the sales data for Vancouver, Richmond, West Vancouver and
Vancouver investor buying up properties to run illegal Airbnb hotels
By ThinkPol Staff A Vancouver-based real estate investor is buying up properties in the city and turning them into illegal Airbnb hotels, even as the city grapples with a worsening housing crisis. An internet detective uncovered how the woman, who
Vancouverites urged to occupy Airbnb units and demand tenancy rights
By ThinkPol Staff Citing lack of action by the City of Vancouver in cracking down on illegal short term rental in the city, housing rights activists are urging Vancouverites to take matters into their own hands by occupying Airbnb units
West Vancouver mansion-owning satellite family to be deported after judge dismisses review
By ThinkPol Staff A so-called “satellite family” from China involved in immigration fraud, who bought a multimillion dollar mansion in West Vancouver after immigrating to Canada through the Quebec investor program, are to be deported after a judge threw out
Anger over “overseas owner” flipping empty condo in Vancouver
By ThinkPol Staff A leaked realtor’s view of an “overseas owner” flipping their empty condo in Vancouver is being met with anger by Vancouverites. “OWNER IS OVERSEAS. ALL OFFERS PLEASE ALLOW 48 HOURS TO RESPOND.” the realtor’s notes section in
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
Richmond city official flipping condo for 2x within year
By ThinkPol Staff A Richmond city official is trying to flip a condo within a year of buying it at twice the price she paid for it, Thinkpol has found. City of Richmond Community Facility Co-ordinator Renata Turick bought the
Vancouverites set to take to the streets demanding action on housing, crackdown on lawbreaking in real estate
By ThinkPol Staff Vancouverites are getting ready to take to the streets demanding the province to act on housing and crackdown on rampant speculation and criminal activity plaguing the the region’s real estate market. The first Rally for Affordable Housing