Looks like the City of Vancouver overestimated the number of empty homes within city limits. From Business in Vancouver:
"The net result is that just 2,538 properties in the city are vacant and not exempt from the tax. This is well below the 3,300 properties initially declared or deemed vacant and subject to the tax. The proportion works out to just 1.4% of residences in the city, well below earlier estimates of the phenomenon." ... See MoreSee Less
Great Q & A in today's Business in Vancouver with our ICBA board chairman, Jim Bogusz.
He tried to retire, but we (and the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade) refuse to let him. "I thought I was retired, or at least slowing down. My two boards and startup project have me busier than ever before." Darn right, Jim - we're not letting you disappear into the Chilean wine region or some tropical vacation.
People like Jim do a lot for the construction industry and we greatly value his leadership. ... See MoreSee Less
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We'd only differ with Business in Vancouver on one point. They say, "old Labour and new NDP might well be rekindling their old flame after all."
Trust us, there's nothing "New" about this NDP. They're locked in their old-fashioned, 1970s worldview of labour, and their actions have proven they care more about paying off their union donors than doing what's right for taxpayers. JohnSoldOut.ca ... See MoreSee Less
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