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“Inappropriate” Chinatown development designs drive gentrification
By Lisa Tanh Newly proposed developments in Chinatown are using inappropriate designs to further gentrify the neighbourhood, says a neighbourhood advocate. Melody Ma, a Chinese Canadian, said many of the newly proposed developments do not respect the neighborhood’s history and
Realtor who deceived buyer into displaying New Coast Realty “sold” sign for a year fined $2,000
By ThinkPol Staff A realtor who deceived a buyer into displaying her brokerage’s “sold” sign has been fined $2,000 by British Columbia’s real estate watchdog. Real Estate Council of British Columbia’s disciplinary panel found that Richmond realtor Xinwei (Sylvie) Zhao,
Shadow flipping realtor fails to get case thrown out
By ThinkPol Staff A lawsuit launched by a West Vancouver man after discovering that his house had been shadow flipped twice by his realtor for a much higher price will proceed to full trial, after a judge dismissed an application
Metro Vancouver housing sales slump 30% in March
By ThinkPol Staff Home sales slumped 30 percent last month in Metro Vancouver as BC budget measures aimed at making housing affordable began to cool down the region’s once red hot real estate market. Residential home sales in the region
Most Vancouver houses sold below assessment in March
By ThinkPol Staff Well over half of all Vancouver detached houses sold below assessment in March, with some going as low as 22% below, making it the second month in row that a majority of Vancouver single family homes sold
Speculation tax doesn’t go far enough, Burnaby councillor says
By Drew Penner Burnaby councillor Nick Volkow is newly single. His life changed forever when his wife passed away a year-and-a-half ago. In recent days he’s been pondering the next steps in his own life. But the 22-year Council veteran
Hope on the horizon for Vancouverites trying to get into the housing market?
By ThinkPol Staff There may be hope on the horizon for prospective condo buyers in Metro Vancouver trying to get a foothold in the region’s runaway housing market, a Vancouver realtor says. Even as the single family home market enters
Unable to afford rent, some Vancouver seniors choosing to take their own lives rather than become homeless, advocate says
By Lisa Tanh More seniors are being pushed into homelessness because they can’t afford the city’s high cost of living or find a safe shelter, says the head of a seniors’ non-profit organization. Anthony Kupferschmidt, executive director of the West
Housing eviction a pathway to drug use, Vancouver-based study finds
By Marina Wang Vancouver’s housing crisis may also be fuelling the city’s drug epidemic, according to a new peer reviewed study by a group of Vancouver-based researchers. A longitudinal study published earlier this year found that housing eviction had a
Hong Kong tycoon linked to offshore tax havens flipping $18M Vancouver house through shell company
By ThinkPol Staff A Hong Kong property tycoon known as the “King of Shell Companies,” whose name appears in the Offshore Leaks database of tax haven clients, is trying to sell a house in Vancouver Westside for $18.88 million after
