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Kerry Gold

@goldinyvr.bsky.social
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Journalist & Globe and Mail housing columnist for many years. Author, former music critic at daily paper, born and raised in Vancouver.

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Andy Yan @ayan604.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
"Vancouver swamped by unsold condos as supply outpaces demand" as told by @goldinyvr.bsky.social #vanpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #vanre GIFT LINK: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/ee67d5a...
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Vancouver swamped by unsold condos as supply outpaces demand
Ryan Berlin, head economist and vice-president of Rennie Intelligence, said 2025 will close with the ‘highest level of unsold condo inventory’ that the Vancouver region has seen in many years
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Andy Yan @ayan604.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
A @goldinyvr.bsky.social article feat. a new poll on foreign buyers & speculation tax + federal ban & the Gordon, Ley, and Yan paper on "Crafting the Narrative" plus responses from #Vancouver developer community #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre GIFT LINK: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/ee67d5a...
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B.C. developers push back on foreign buyer restrictions
Developers, who are experiencing a bitter downturn, say they desperately need investors to return to the market
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Andy Yan @ayan604.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Maybe the new VAG? It worked in LA: www.laconservancy.org/learn/histor... "What will be the future of Vancouver's Hudson's Bay store?" as told by @joanneleeyoung via @VancouverSun #vanpoli #vanre vancouversun.com/news/what-is...
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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures / May Company Wilshire - LA Conservancy
The former May Company Building continues to shine as the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
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Kerry Gold @goldinyvr.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...
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High-rise towers not the answer to the housing affordability crisis in Vancouver, critics say
Based on construction alone, in a building without underground parking, ‘the average Vancouver household would be priced out between the third and eighth level’, writes Erick Villagomez
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Kerry Gold @goldinyvr.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
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"Utterly Ruthless": New Book Revisits Complicated History Of Olympic Village
Journalist Richard Littlemore's new book, City Builders: The Maleks, The Olympics, And a Historic Gift to Vancouver, offers a different version of events than the City of Vancouver has maintained took...
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Andy Yan @ayan604.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
"A vacant downtown Vancouver lot and a promise of housing unfulfilled" as told by @goldinyvr.bsky.social /via @theglobeandmail.com #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...
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A vacant downtown Vancouver lot and a promise of housing unfulfilled
As part of the sales contract, the city has until May 3 to buy the land at 601 Beach Cres. back from the developer. But if it plans to act on the option, it’s not saying
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Andy Yan @ayan604.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
"Are commercial landlords paying their fair share?" as told by @goldinyvr.bsky.social /via @theglobeandmail.com #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...
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Are commercial landlords paying their fair share?
Undervaluing of for-profit real estate means residential owners must fill the gap, critics say
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Kerry Gold @goldinyvr.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Okay, I'm going to give this Bluesky thing a try. My most recent story on a lot of modular housing units sitting in storage instead of being used for affordable housing. #vanre www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...
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B.C. looks to revive a stalled modular housing program
Started in 2017 as a quick solution to dire need, modular units have instead sat in storage
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Andy Yan @ayan604.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
"#Vancouver luxury tower ditches social housing component" as told by @goldinyvr.bsky.social #vanpoli #vanre www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...
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Vancouver luxury tower ditches social housing component
With the market for presales having gone soft, Montreal-based Brivia Group has applied to the city to pay cash-in-lieu, or a community amenity contribution
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Andy Yan @ayan604.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
"#Vancouver’s public consultation process is being abused, critics say" as told by @goldinyvr.bsky.social #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/ee67d5a...
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Vancouver’s public consultation process is being abused, critics say
Unlike most municipalities, Vancouver does not require residency to weigh in at a public hearing, which critics say leaves the door open to abuses, such as online robot responses, or people who are pa...
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Kerry Gold @goldinyvr.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Community pulls together to deal with its housing crisis. #vanre www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...
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Struggles with housing shortages affecting B.C.’s small towns
A shortage of affordable housing has led to a growing crisis, and it’s taken shape with a tent city in downtown Sechelt that sprung up in recent years
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Kerry Gold @goldinyvr.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Foreign buying in B.C. increased this year over last in residential dollar value, despite the federal ban. My story: www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/... #vanre
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Foreign money continues to flow into B.C. real estate
The move to slow down overseas property purchases through a foreign-buyer ban seems to have failed, expert says
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