Vancouver needs more rental housing than ever—so why are small-scale landlords and developers saying it’s harder than ever to build or operate it? A closer look at how overregulation may be suffocating the very supply we claim to support. Everyone agrees that Vancouver needs more rental housing. With immigration targets rising, homeownership out of reach for many, and vacancy rates stuck below 1%,...
Despite inquiries and headlines, is money laundering through real estate still a hidden force in Vancouver’s housing market? A look at the post-Cullen Commission landscape and whether meaningful change has actually happened. For over a decade, whispers about dirty money flowing through Vancouver real estate weren’t just the stuff of headlines—they were a persistent part of industry chatter, an...
As Vancouver densifies to tackle housing shortages, is it unintentionally displacing the very communities that give the city its character? A deeper look at how rezoning, redevelopment, and rising land values could be eroding cultural and economic diversity. Walk through Mount Pleasant, Commercial Drive, or even parts of East Vancouver today, and it’s impossible not to notice the transformation....
Has Canada’s foreign buyer ban actually cooled Vancouver’s housing market—or is it more political symbolism than substance? We examine the data, the loopholes, and what it really means for affordability in 2025. In January 2023, Canada rolled out the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act, better known as the foreign buyer ban, with the stated goal of curbing...
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