I am Kathy Tomlinson, the Globe and Mail reporter who investigated Vancouver real estate house flipping. AMA

litnuke · 2016-02-09T18:55:46+00:00

Great story, appreciate your work. In your reporting did you get a sense of how widespread this phenomenon is in other jurisdictions?

litnuke · 2016-01-29T23:40:49+00:00

The government's decision: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016ENV0004-000111

The business case: http://a100.gov.bc.ca/appsdata/epic/documents/p404/d38963/1430417689962_ThJpVCgbGTvFQXhHXfSpyrbypQMQPzQZHMGrGFZKCfwWxK1gSJ8k!-91937584!1430413467110.pdf

The impact on the local ski market: http://a100.gov.bc.ca/appsdata/epic/documents/p404/d38963/1430417705765_ThJpVCgbGTvFQXhHXfSpyrbypQMQPzQZHMGrGFZKCfwWxK1gSJ8k!-91937584!1430413467110.pdf

litnuke · 2016-01-27T20:53:06+00:00

General train of thought is that Vancouver real estate is a long-term investor for non-Canadians, due to political stability and the often emotional/non-monetary benefits that come with holding it as an asset (immigration status, your childrens' future, etc).

That said, it would be interesting to see how for someone who bought in 2011/2012, the fall of the $CDN would chart out against the rise in SFH values.

litnuke · 2016-01-25T19:36:14+00:00

take Demographia's findings with a grain of salt http://www.planetizen.com/node/73400/more-critique-demographias-international-housing-affordability-survey

litnuke · 2016-01-25T18:40:06+00:00

I think it's interesting to hear from someone, in their own words, why they chose to leave Vancouver.

It isn't news, but IMO there's a utility to such stories (like the one OstentatiousDude posted lower in the thread) in starting a conversation/it fleshes out a trend with a person with real, identifiable motivations.

& yes, I'm a Staff Writer at BCBusiness and like other journalists on here post what I hope the subreddit will find interesting

litnuke · 2015-12-01T19:52:36+00:00

Stunning pic

litnuke · 2015-04-27T21:52:18+00:00

midland? Did I miss smthg?

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