Category Archives: Housing
A Liberal candidate is flipping properties in Vancouver. Someone got Twitter to gag me for revealing it.
Vancouver City Planning Commission under fire for “one-sided” housing panel
Vancouver YIMBY movement rocked by fresh racism and violence allegations
Vancouver mourns death of housing advocate Ulrike Rodrigues
Vancouver City manager runs thriving Airbnb on island facing housing crunch
Townhouse prices reaching all time high as condo prices fall in Metro Vancouver
Metro Vancouver townhouse prices soar in November

Metro Vancouver townhouse prices rallied in November 2020, amid a pandemic-fueled push for somewhat affordable larger homes. The OpenHousing Home Price Index for townhouse properties – calculated using the generally-accepted and transparent repeat sales or Case-Shiller method[1]https://faculty.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Brown_2013_House_Price_Index_Methodology_1.pdf – rose 9.22%
Airbnb asked Canada for a bailout. Canada slapped Airbnb with a tax.
Canada to tax foreign homeowners
City of Vancouver defends decisions to pack advisory panel with Airbnb operators

Signs on the front of Vancouver condo. [GoToVan/Flickr]
The City of Vancouver is defending its decision to allocate half the spots on a 14-member short-term rental community working group to Airbnb operators while only selecting two renters to voice the views of those impacted by vacation rental platforms.