The Vancouver Real Estate Bubble: Overpriced, Overhyped, and On the Verge of Collapse
Vancouver’s housing market is collapsing under the weight of foreign money, bad policy, seller greed, and speculative development. Explore how the real estate bubble formed, why it’s bursting, and what must change to save the city.
How Trump’s 2025 Tariffs Could Impact Canada’s Housing Market: Shocking Forecasts & Strategies
In early 2025, President Donald Trump reintroduced sweeping tariffs on Canadian imports. These measures have triggered a retaliatory trade war with Canada, unsettling markets and casting a shadow over the Canadian housing sector.
Why Nothing Sells in Vancouver Anymore?
This isn’t just a slow spring. It’s a complete standoff. A frozen, dysfunctional market where nothing moves unless someone caves. And right now? No one is caving.
The NIMBY Empire: How Jericho Lands Became the Hill Vancouver Chose to Die On
This is not about zoning. It’s about preserving a 1950s suburban fantasy at all costs—even if that means sabotaging the future of an entire city.
Basement Nation: Why Vancouver Became a City of Illegal Suites
The city knows this. The province knows this. CMHC knows this. But no one dares to touch it. Why?
Ultimate Brutally Honest First-Time Homebuyer Survival Guide
Welcome to the Jungle: You’re a First-Time Homebuyer Now. It’s a psychological battle, a financial experiment, and a contractual Hunger Games where the goal is not just to find a home—but to not get emotionally or financially obliterated in the process. This guide is here to help you survive.
The Vancouver Rental Bubble Is Real—and It’s Already Bursting
Welcome to the Vancouver Rental Bubble Collapse. Where prices are still high, supply is suddenly plentiful, and demand has cratered—because the entire system was built on short-term renters who never planned to stay.
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No Pets, No Personality, No Future: How Tenant Screening Became Discrimination
The New Rental Interview: Smile, You’re Being Judged. Landlords and property managers have turned basic rental applications into personality vetting procedures, and every red flag is subjective, coded, and quietly discriminatory.
How Dirty Money Flows Through BC’s Real Estate Market
Welcome to the Laundromat: B.C. Real Estate Is the Perfect Vehicle for Dirty Money. If you wanted to design the perfect system for laundering money—no red flags, no questions asked, and a guaranteed return—you’d create British Columbia’s real estate market.
Will Interest Rates Affect Vancouver’s Luxury Market?
The Delusion of Immunity: How the Rich Got Cocky About Interest Rates. Let’s take a closer look at why the “cash buyers are immune” talking point is collapsing—and how that collapse may finally pierce Vancouver’s bubble.
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Why Pre-Sale Condo Quality Is Declining Rapidly
In an ideal world, new homes should come with peace of mind. Instead, pre-sale buyers in Canada are handed a mystery box where delays, budget cuts, and poor construction are almost guaranteed.
The Vancouver Real Estate Bubble: Overpriced, Overhyped, and On the Verge of Collapse
Vancouver’s housing market is facing a brutal paradox: more homes are hitting the market, yet fewer are selling. In any rational environment, this dynamic would result in falling prices and an eventual equilibrium. But Vancouver isn’t a rational market—it’s a city built on the illusion of limitless demand, fueled by a cocktail of global capital, governmental denial, and real estate worship. Now, the illusion is cracking.
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The NIMBY Empire: How Jericho Lands Became the Hill Vancouver Chose to Die On
Logic has no place in Vancouver’s NIMBY-industrial complex. It’s about preserving a 1950s suburban fantasy at all costs—even if that means sabotaging the future of an entire city.
If Foreign Students Left Tomorrow, Would Housing Prices Drop?
For all the headlines focused on foreign buyers, there’s another force quietly shaping Canada's rental market: foreign students. Millions of them, quietly paying sky-high rents, and silently holding up one of the most fragile legs of Canada’s housing system.
Will Interest Rates Affect Vancouver’s Luxury Market?
Let’s take a closer look at why the “cash buyers are immune” talking point is collapsing—and how that collapse may finally pierce Vancouver’s luxury bubble.
How Dirty Money Flows Through BC’s Real Estate Market
If you wanted to design the perfect system for laundering money—no red flags, no questions asked, and a guaranteed return—you’d create British Columbia’s real estate market.
The Vancouver Rental Bubble Is Real—and It’s Already Bursting
Welcome to the Vancouver Rental Bubble Collapse. Where prices are still high, supply is suddenly plentiful, and demand has cratered—because the entire system was built on short-term renters who never planned to stay.
Why Nothing Sells in Vancouver Anymore?
Drive through almost any Vancouver neighborhood right now—Dunbar, Point Grey, Kerrisdale, even parts of East Van—and the story is the same: For Sale signs as far as the eye can see. This isn’t just a slow spring. It’s a complete standoff. A frozen, dysfunctional market where nothing moves unless someone caves. And right now? No one is caving.
How Foreign Buyers Use Loopholes to Purchase B.C. Homes Despite the Ban
Let’s rip the band-aid off and ask the real question: how are foreign nationals still buying homes in British Columbia—despite a federal ban that supposedly prevents it? It starts with a misunderstanding of what the “ban” actually covers—and who it lets through the front door.
Why Pre-Sale Condo Quality Is Declining Rapidly?
Pre-sale condos used to feel like a promise. But that fantasy? It’s unraveling—fast.
The Vancouver Real Estate Bubble: Overpriced, Overhyped, and On the Verge of Collapse
Vancouver’s housing market is facing a brutal paradox: more homes are hitting the market, yet fewer are selling. In any rational environment, this dynamic would result in falling prices and an eventual equilibrium. But Vancouver isn’t a rational market...
How Trump’s 2025 Tariffs Could Impact Canada’s Housing Market: Shocking Forecasts & Strategies
The housing sector—a pillar of its domestic economy—found itself in the crossfire.
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How Other Countries Fixed Their Housing Problems (And What Canada Can Learn)
Canada’s housing crisis—marked by steep price-to-income ratios, tight rental markets, and escalating homelessness—often seems intractable. Yet, other nations have faced similar challenges, deploying novel policies and systemic reforms to enhance affordability and secure housing for diverse populations.
Did the Cullen Commission Do Enough to Stop Money Laundering in BC?
British Columbia has garnered international notoriety for its role in global money laundering networks, with billions of dollars suspected to flow through real estate, casinos, and other sectors. In response to mounting public outcry—amplified by the Dirty Money reports by Peter German—the provincial government launched the Cullen Commission in 2019.
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Vancouver Investor
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Real Estate Agent
