Tag: housing crisis

City of Vancouver ordered to disclose Airbnb data
January 31, 2022
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We won! The City of Vancouver has been ordered to disclose the Airbnb licence database. This is a major victory for the residents of Vancouver adversely impacted by Airbnb operations in the city. The City of Vancouver publishes business licences data for all businesses operating in Vancouver. But until now, the City of Vancouver has […]

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No, Dr. Tansey, CMHC report never claimed that “the effect of foreign investors is small compared to other factors”
June 2, 2018
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Yesterday, I demonstrated1)UBC report blaming red tape for housing crisis is based on lobby group report containing demonstrably false numbers that the report3)Growing Pains: Density, economic growth, sustainability and wellbeing in Metro Vancouver by Dr. James Tansey of UBC Sauder School of Business blaming red tape instead of foreign speculators has used a demonstrably false […]

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