Category Archives: Housing
BC’s real estate watchdog sues Real Estate Council for refusing to discipline Realtor
By ThinkPol Staff British Columbia’s Superintendent of Real Estate is suing the province’s Real Estate Council after the body that licences province’s realtors refused to discipline a licensee. The Office of the Superintendent of Real Estate (OSRE) was setup in
Immigration scams, tax evasion and mortgage fraud: Court case reveals Vancouver foreign buyers’ dirty tricks
By ThinkPol Staff A legal wrangle between two families from China over multi-million dollar homes in Vancouver Westside and the funds transferred to buy them offer a rare glimpse into the questionable strategies used by foreign buyers in the lower
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
Twitter account targets flippers speculating on Vancouver’s housing market
By ThinkPol Staff A social media account is targeting flippers speculating on Vancouver’s housing market by reporting them to Canada’s tax agency. Corrupt Gregor[1]https://twitter.com/CorruptGregor has so far reported to the Canada Revenue Agency the owners of five properties, which are
Ottawa vague on helping City of Vancouver curb housing speculation
By Lisa Tanh The Government of Canada is releasing few details about federal measures to help City of Vancouver monitor and curb speculation in the housing market. On Nov. 29, Vancouver City Council approved their planning, urban design and sustainability
More than 3 in 4 Metro Vancouver homes sold below asking in November
By ThinkPol Staff The days when multimillion dollar teardowns in Metro Vancouver triggered bidding wars pushing the offers above the asking price seem to be over. Three in four detached houses in Canada’s once hottest housing market sold below asking
Land assembly speculators shadow flipping to skirt foreign buyer tax
By ThinkPol Staff International speculators are buying up Vancouver properties to put together land assemblies that they then shadow flip to avoid paying BC’s foreign buyer tax. A real estate industry whistleblower sent ThinkPol one such example of an attempted
Whistleblower questions reliability of statistics published by Vancouver real estate board
By ThinkPol Staff A real estate industry whistleblower is questioning the reliability of Vancouver real estate statistics released by the realtors board. The insider claimed that Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver’s unwillingness to subject their statistics to independent scrutiny
Many Metro Vancouver homes selling for a loss
By ThinkPol Staff Dozens of homes in Metro Vancouver bought in the last two years are currently listed to be sold for a loss as speculators appear to exit Canada’s hottest real estate market. An industry insider sent ThinkPol sales
VISTRO-reported Airbnb listings are disappearing, but who’s behind their removal?
By Nick Valka At least 19 illegal Vancouver Airbnb listings have been taken down after being reported by VISTRO, but the question remains as to who is actually removing them. Vancouver’s Illegal Short Term Rental Operators, known as VISTRO[1]https://twitter.com/vistro11 on
