Mike speaks with housing policy expert and developer Michael Geller, who brings 5 decades of experience in the housing industry and has been an important voice on the ‘missing middle’ of housing. The tweet referred to by Michael in the golf club locker r…
There has been a lot of talk in the media lately about creating new taxes to address housing affordability. Who then can we attribute this quote to? “Basically, the investors that are holding all these vacant homes, there’s well over 18,000 estimated by housing at city hall.” “We need to have a tax, effectively a […]
With car sales breaking records in B.C., and long lineups happening in Vancouver’s trendiest restaurants, not many of us can imagine a sudden shift in our economy that could drive house prices down. However, the stagnation happening today in neighbouring Alberta could also occur here too. To understand how, let’s look at the recent history […]
Originally published in Vancouver Courier You have to give realtor Keith Roy points for originality. Knowing a thing or two about marketing and self-promotion in today’s sizzling Vancouver real estate market is how you will break into the tiny circle of top-sellers of detached homes. Roy’s latest brainchild may have just raised the bar among his peers. […]
Vancouver Housing Policy Drafted on the Back of a Napkin Originally published by Vancouver Courier When it comes to addressing housing affordability in Vancouver, are politicians choosing “belief” over research? Anecdotal reports were the foundation of at least two city council initiatives in recent weeks. First there was their plan for a snitch website to report unoccupied […]
Originally published in Vancouver Courier and Business in Vancouver. Hear that? That’s the sound of government cash registers as they rake in revenue from Vancouver’s record-breaking real estate market. What you will certainly not hear above the din is any politician saying they will make any changes that could risk driving down housing prices. That […]
Shiny new wheels! My grandpa (aged 4 in backseat) with his parents circa 1912 Through a connection to a friend I was asked by someone if I would volunteer to speak to a small group of immigrants in a MOSAIC program – who now reside in Vancouver – about one of my favourite topics: Vancouver. […]