Lower Values, Higher Taxes: Welcome to 2026
Sorry Mayor Ken Sim, zero doesn't mean zero.
Category: Newsletter
2025 Holiday Salute
“Uncertainty” and “caution” defined 2025 in real estate.
Do nothing, protest everything: Metro mayors’ approach to housing
Local politicians cry foul over provincial intervention, even as their own decisions continue to choke off any hope for progress
Celebrating Excellence: Congratulations to Megan Johal on her 2025 Canadian Women in Real Estate Award!
As a leading broker at Goodman Commercial Inc. in Metro Vancouver, Megan has spent nearly a decade mastering the art of multi-family, investment, and development land sales—navigating complex deals across Metro Vancouver with a precision that has amassed over $1 billion in transactions.
Broadway and Cambie Plan Pre-Zoning: A “Streamlined” System Full of Complexity and Nuance
New zoning is here, but “simple” is still a four-letter word.
Inclusionary Housing: A High-End Housing Lottery
Below-market housing mandates result in a constrained market where more people will want discounted homes than developers can supply; some will receive large benefits, while others receive nothing.
Housing Hypocrisy: Flimsy “affordability” claims don’t hold water
If we're serious about this housing crisis, blocking the redevelopment of aging apartment buildings on the grounds of "affordability" is, frankly, absurd.
2025 Mid-Year Review
In the report you will find our take on the discourse surrounding affordability, foreign buyers, flippers, and government spending in the housing sector.
Who is really standing in the way of affordability?
Clashing housing letters underscore the need for solutions, not scapegoats
Flippers Didn’t Break the Market—Policy Did
If the goal is to get more home completions, getting a project approved and into the hands of a builder who can see it through construction should be seen as a positive.