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1 week ago

B.C.’s development industry wants in on tax rebate Ontario announced expanded one-year rebate program to include some investors and repeat buyers

Subscribers: “B.C.’s development community wants in on the tax rebate on newly built homes for all buyers, including some investors.” www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/... #vanre #tore #itsSpeculationStupid #RECartel #bcpoli #onpoli

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3 weeks ago

Vancouver condo investors sell and head for the sidelines Realtor says mom-and-pop landlords are getting out of the business as real estate market slows

Subscribers: www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/... #vanre #ItsSpeculationStupid #bubble #vanpoli #bcpoli

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4 weeks ago

Rob Shaw: Eby sounds alarm on B.C. housing slowdown as minister looks the other way Premier worries stalled condo towers could trigger a future supply crunch but Christine Boyle insists housing activity remains strong

Boyle is like Gregor

Shaw: Premier worries stalled condo towers could trigger a future supply crunch but Christine Boyle insists housing activity remains strong www.biv.com/news/comment... #vanre #bcre #ItsSpeculationStupid #correction #bcpoli

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4 weeks ago

Douglas Todd: Everybody loves their entitlements, especially B.C. housing developers Councils have approved 132,000 housing units that developers haven't started to build. Money can be made by monetizing such 'entitlements'.

Todd: Everybody loves their entitlements, especially B.C. housing developers vancouversun.com/opinion/colu... #vanre #itsSpeculationStupid #RECartel #flipping #vanpoli #bcpoli

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1 month ago

Public hearing goes March 10 for Vancouver’s first-ever ‘official development plan’ Vancouver Plan will be rescinded in place of new plan directed by provincial government legislation

www.nsnews.com/economy-law-... #vanre #ItsSpeculationStupid #donorsfirst #vanpoli #bcpoli

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1 month ago

Les Leyne: B.C. sidelines housing projects while pushing cities to keep up pace If the province can delay its own housing plans, why is it still holding municipalities to targets designed for a market that no longer exists?

“If the province can delay its own housing plans, why is it still holding municipalities to targets designed for a market that no longer exists? “ www.timescolonist.com/opinion/les-... #vanre #bcre #ItsSpeculationStupid #bcpoli

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1 month ago

Vancouver council ignores staff advice, approves residential tower on scarce industrial land - Journal Of Commerce Vancouver City Council recently made the rare decision to go against the advice of its own staff when it approved a developer’s proposal to build a residential tower on a property zoned for industrial...

“Council has announced to [RECartel] that speculation of industrial land for residential uses has a good chance of being rewarded.. “ canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/pro... #vanre #SimCity #ItsSpeculationStupid #vanpoli

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1 month ago

Vancouver buyers are losing millions at the Butterfly tower | Urbanized Buyers are losing millions of dollars in condo investments at the Vancouver Butterfly tower according to a local realtor.

dailyhive.com/vancouver/va... #vanre #bubble #crash #ItsSpeculationStupid #densityforwhom

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1 month ago

Ma: “Why have this incursion into this last panoramic view that is so important to folks, especially those who live on the east side of Vancouver, where you don't have ready access to the seawall?"

A: COV prioritizes #donorsfirst #ItsSpeculationstupid #privatizeviews #monetizepublicviews

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2 months ago

Christine, We Need to Talk About What Happened to Bill 44, by M. Rose Munro Christine, We Need to Talk About What Happened to Bill 44A public letter sharing concerns of residents of Vancouver Island and across British ColumbiaM. Rose Munro Reverend Minister Boyle, In 2023,…

crdwatch.ca/2026/02/03/c... #Bill44 #vanre #bcre #upzoning #unaffordability #ItsSpeculationStupid #bcpoli

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3 months ago

There's a growing backlash against the outsized, 'boxy' apartment blocks being built in B.C. "They’re untenable.," says one mayor. 'They don’t fit in with neighbourhoods. I know there are lot of upset people out there, and rightly so."

Have seen many of these, blocking sunlight entirely. Setbacks needed vancouversun.com/business/dou... #vanre #ItsSpeculationStupid #donorsfirst #vanpoli #bcpoli

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3 months ago

Why Canada's micro-condos are losing their appeal The condo market in Canada's biggest cities is undergoing a historic crash, with smaller units losing their value faster than any others.

“… as Canada's condominium market sinks to lows not seen in decades due to a series of market pressures - the value of these micro units is cratering faster than any others. “ www.bbc.com/news/article... #vanre #tore #microsuites #ItsSpeculationStupid #cdnpoli

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3 months ago

ABC mayor and councillors voted to gentrify DTES and Chinatown with 32-storey towers We will keep fighting until liberation. 奮鬥到底！

ABC mayor and councillors voted to gentrify DTES and Chinatown with 32-storey towers savechinatownyvr.substack.com/p/abc-mayor-... #vanre #chinatownyvr #ItsSpeculationStupid #AbolishABC #vanpoli

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3 months ago

Metro Vancouver mayors call for province to roll back housing legislation amid concerns about eroding autonomy A group of 16 municipal leaders have written a letter to Premier David Eby voicing concerns about what they feel is an erosion of autonomy.

A group of 16 municipal leaders have written a letter to Premier David Eby voicing concerns about what they feel is an erosion of autonomy.

vancouversun.com/news/metro-v... #vanre #metrovan #ItsSpeculationStupid #MOAR #antidemocracy #overreach #vanpoli #bcpoli

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3 months ago

Dec 12 (Fri) is last day for online public comments on upzoning up to 6 storeys in 17 ‘Vancouver’s Villages’ (570 city blocks) The deadline for public input for the City of Vancouver’s online survey for Phase 2 engagement on upzoning up to six-storey buildings in 17 “Villages” (about 570 city blocks, cont…

Write in, deadline Dec 12th. There’s already neighbourhood commercial areas & considerable massive density upzonings throughout the city- This should be rejected. cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/v... #vanre #upzoning #ItsSpeculationStupid #vanpoli

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4 months ago

Who’s going to move to Vancouver now? As studies show more Canadian residents leaving B.C. than arriving, Vancouver faces challenges for its tax base and economy directly related to housing affordability

Subs: "report...showed B.C. is experiencing a record exodus out...with many...moving to Ontario & Alberta...an...outflow of 70K people in the last year – the largest on record." #vanre #vanexodus #DensityForWhom #ItsSpeculationStupid #vanpoli #bcpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...

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4 months ago

Near-Complete Broadway Tower Placed Under Creditor Protection, To Be Sold For $235M The project by Jameson Development at 2538 Birch Street in Vancouver was placed under creditor protection on Nov. 25, but is set to be sold to First Peoples Group.

open.substack.com/pub/howardch... #vanre #BroadwayCorridor #ItsSpeculationStupid #vanpoli

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4 months ago

“…the policy affects 52,729 land parcels in Vancouver — nearly 26 square kms, and over 49% of… residential land area... Only 30% will be [“social housing” Vision redefinition], the rest will be 70% expensive market rentals.” coalitionvan.org/posts/202511... #vanre #MOAR #ItsSpeculationStupid

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4 months ago

Vancouver ranked fifth most unaffordable city in the world to buy a home | Urbanized Buying a Vancouver home continues to be out of reach for many, and a new study reveals the extent of how expensive the market is.

dailyhive.com/vancouver/va... #vanre #ItsSpeculationStupid #vanpoli #bcpoli

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5 months ago

CVN to City of Vancouver: Comments on Draft Official Development Plan (ODP) (Oct. 29, 2025) coalitionvan.org/posts/commen... #vanre #vancouverplan #ODP #ItsSpeculationStupid #MOAR #antidemocracy #vanpoli

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5 months ago

Well said , thx for speaking #vanre #ItsSpeculationStupid #105Keefer “#570Columbia” #gentrification #ChinatowYVR #vanpoli

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5 months ago

Official Development Plan: Chance for public input on draft ODP ends Oct 29. But it will affect every inch of Vancouver for generations. Above: The Generalized Land Use (GLU) map on p85/204 of the draft ODP. It indicates where more height and density will be allowed. Search below for the colour legend. The ODP is to be approved in s…

CityHallWatch: Official Development Plan: Chance for public input on draft ODP ends Oct 29. But it will affect every inch of Vancouver for generations - Write City Hall cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/v... #vanre #upzoning #MOAR #densitydonewrong #demovictions #ItsSpeculationStupid #vanpoli

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6 months ago

Housing advocates protest as Vancouver doubles down on densification plan Developers, architects, former city staff and other practitioners have criticized the plan as rushed

www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/78c7fee... (Gift link) #vanre #MOAR #BroadwayCorridor #prezoning #demovictions #ItsSpeculationStupid #vanpoli

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6 months ago

Gregor still working for RECartel, who never pass “savings” down #FAIL #vanre #tore #ItsSpeculationStupid #cdnpoli

@mtnbvan

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7 months ago

Spelled “moneylaundering” lair wrong #vanre #ItsSpeculationStupid #SomethingSomeoneCanAfford™️ #wilfulblindness #wvanpoli #bcpoli

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7 months ago

With new condo market in a slump, debate rages over investors and foreign buyers Developers are urging policy-makers to encourage investors back into the market, but housing experts are pushing back

(Subscribers) "In the city of Vancouver, 50% of newly built condos were investor owned, [via] Canadian Housing Statistics Program data [for 2016 to 2022],...by [SFU ass. prof.]...Andy Yan." www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/... #vanre #ItsSpeculationStupid #housingcrisis #vanpoli #bcpoli

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7 months ago

A: All 3 levels of Govt (all parties) selling out to RECartel ( & not changing course) #ItsSpeculationStupid #commodification #financialization #vanre #tore #housingcrisis

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8 months ago

Should read: “Meanwhile, chronic upzoning to fuel speculation, high developer profits, flipping, moneylaundering, airbnbs, downloaded taxes and costs to taxpayers, drove up the cost of housing, while many units remained empty .” #vanre #bcre #ItsSpeculationStupid

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8 months ago

Heritage property with ocean views sells after re-listing below $3-million Built in 1919, this five-bedroom home is set on a 50- by 130-foot lot

Craftsman heritage home- ofc soon to be demo’d 😫 (replaced likely by another awful Spec McMansion) www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/... #vanre #ItsSpeculationStupid #characterhome

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8 months ago

Opinion: Is Vancouver City Council disconnected from housing realities? | Urbanized Yes, we need more housing in Vancouver, and loads of new units are proudly being approved, but what does that really mean?

“Despite City Council’s insistence otherwise, the main issue is not a lack of housing; it’s a lack of affordable housing, & none of the thousands of units [approved] in the Broadway Plan area will address that”
dailyhive.com/vancouver/va... #vanre #MOAR #ItsSpeculationStupid #affordability #vanpoli