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Home»Posts tagged with»BC real estate

When property prices are a crime

By Frontier Centre for Public Policy on March 23, 2018   Business, Crime, Opinion, Politics/Law  

The B.C. government balked at applying the foreign buyer tax to pre-sale contracts, so property flipping won’t slow down and it certainly won’t stop

When property prices are a crime

The B.C. government balked at applying the foreign buyer tax to pre-sale contracts, so property flipping won’t slow down and it certainly won’t stop

How B.C. can escape its painful housing trap

By The Fraser Institute on March 14, 2018   Lifestyle, Opinion, Politics/Law  

Instead of targeting affordable housing, B.C. government should be targeting housing affordability

How B.C. can escape its painful housing trap

Instead of targeting affordable housing, B.C. government should be targeting housing affordability

Civic renewal that drains the soul – and people – from communities

By Mike Robinson on December 3, 2017   Business, Municipal, Opinion  

When investor neighbourhoods replace residential ones, civic sustainability is the big loser

Civic renewal that drains the soul – and people – from communities

When investor neighbourhoods replace residential ones, civic sustainability is the big loser

The prohibitive cost of living in Metro Vancouver

By Business Council of British Columbia on August 10, 2017   Featured Story, Opinion  

The extraordinary run-up in real estate prices like the one experienced in the Lower Mainland raises the odds of a painful market correction

The prohibitive cost of living in Metro Vancouver

The extraordinary run-up in real estate prices like the one experienced in the Lower Mainland raises the odds of a painful market correction

Lower Mainland municipalities create roadblocks to new housing

By The Fraser Institute on May 7, 2017   Opinion  

Homebuilders were asked how long they wait for permit approvals, how much it costs, how often rezoning is required and the scope of local opposition

Lower Mainland municipalities create roadblocks to new housing

Homebuilders were asked how long they wait for permit approvals, how much it costs, how often rezoning is required and the scope of local opposition

Vancouver can’t have both low-density and affordable housing

By The Fraser Institute on May 6, 2017   Opinion  

To take pressure off the cost of living in Vancouver, the city should build more housing units on its limited geographic footprint

Vancouver can’t have both low-density and affordable housing

To take pressure off the cost of living in Vancouver, the city should build more housing units on its limited geographic footprint




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