Category Archives: Real Estate
Metro column: David vs. Goliath, or fog of bureaucracy?
15 December 2008 Last week, while TransLink was talking up expansion plans and funding needs for the future, it was also taking some heat on a very different issue, and from an unlikely source. An upstart ferry service is crying … Continue reading
Filed under British Columbia, Commuting, Marine transport, Real Estate, Sydney, Transportation
Vancouver Province column: If meltdown hikes Olympic price taxpayers deserve a greater say
October 12, 2008 It’s been a turbulent couple of weeks for the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee. Last week, at a Toronto forum on amateur sport, federal politicians scrapped over the long-simmering issue of including women’s ski jumping at the 2010 … Continue reading
Vancouver Province column: Why plague people with trash talk when they’ve got worries enough?
Forget about manicured front lawns, white picket fences and the sound of children at play. According to a growing legion of pundits and “peak oil” theorists, the tidy suburbs of today are the forsaken slums of tomorrow. A recent article … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Commuting, Environment, Green Space, Health, Immigration, Law and Order, Media, Neighbourhoods, Politics, Real Estate
Province column: Vancouver mayoral candidate must rethink his housing tax plan
The Lower Mainland housing market might be cooling off these days. But glittering highrise condos continue to sprout up across downtown Vancouver. Given the region’s housing crunch, one would assume that locals would be quickly snapping up the units to … Continue reading
Mercer Consulting: Best cities for… wait for it… quality of living
The cities rankings continues — this one from Mercer Consulting. It’s a bit more serious-minded that Monocle’s, and geared for those who are uprooting for work. Some survey highlights: “European cities dominate the rankings of locations with the best quality … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Environment, Green Space, Health, Immigration, Industry, Montreal, New York, Real Estate, San Francisco, Seattle, Sydney, Toronto, Transportation, Urban Planning
Trailer park chic… really
Could trailer park homes become an answer to skyrocketing real estate prices around the world? According to The Financial Times‘ William Little, more and more serious homebuyers are turning to trailer parks for their value, their space, and wait for … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Media, Neighbourhoods, Real Estate
Province column: Designer dogs take place of kids as schools shut for lack of pupils
The Province Monday, March 17, 2008 These are gloomy days for dodgeball, hopscotch and other staples of the traditional school recess in British Columbia. Over the past decade, playgrounds and sports fields across the province have gone quiet as a … Continue reading
Province column: British Columbians are voting with their feet and heading to the burbs
The Province Sunday, February 24, 2008 Move over, cigarettes and fast food, “suburban sprawl” is quickly becoming society’s public enemy No. 1 — taking the blame for everything from air pollution to obesity and social disorder. According to a 2004 … Continue reading
Vancouver Province column: City leaders must take strong stand against this downtown lawlessness
A friend who moved to the edge of the rough-and-tumble Downtown Eastside last year was recently on the receiving end of a 4 a.m. emergency alarm — forcing him to evacuate his highrise condo until firefighters arrived. It turns out … Continue reading
Museum memberships: Due for a rethink?
The Vancouver Art Gallery, which enjoys a prominent location in the city’s downtown core, is looking to rebuild and relocate. It seems the VAG is running out of space — and the works of such high-profile British Columbia artists as … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Real Estate, Vancouver
