Housing Matters: The Vancouver Real Estate Show

Stuart McNish talks to Sonja Strauss, a leader in the YIMBY movement, which stands for Yes in my Back Yard. She says, that as neighborhoods grow, non-residents who want to see improvement in housing quality should speak up and say, yes, that type of housing is needed.

Elizabeth Model of the Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association and Charles Gauthier of the Downtown Vancouver Business Association talk about the impacts of high real estate prices.

An expansive discussion on co-ops, co-housing, tiny homes, and other alternatives to traditional affordable housing available in Metro Vancouver.

TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond and Michael Ferreira of Urban Analytics join host Stuart McNish is this week's discussion. 

UBC professor Tsur Somerville and B.C. Attorney General David Eby join host Stuart McNish to discuss steps the provincial government is taking to address money laundering in real estate.

Host Stuart McNish is joined by Seattle City Director of Planning Samuel Assefa for a wide-ranging conversation about his city's vision to ensure livability, affordability and equitability.

Vancouver realtor Paul Eviston, Surrey realtor Mir Khan, and Vancouver Housing Market Collapse founder Bill Ferguson join host Stuart McNish to talk about the health of the Metro Vancouver housing market. 

Vancouver Sun columnist Dan Fumano and  David Hutniak of Landlord B.C. join host Stuart McNish to discuss the ups and downs of Vancouver city council's push to build more rental housing. 

Vancouver Sun columnist Douglas Todd and realtor Gary Wong join host Stuart McNish to discuss the impact foreign buyers have on Vancouver real estate prices and how they contribute to their communities as taxpayers and consumers spending in the local economy.

Scott Brown with Fifth Avenue Real Estate Marketing and Brad Jones of Wesgroup join host Stuart McNish to discuss how new developments must include amenities to attract buyers.

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Executive Director of SAFERhome Society Stan Leyenhorst, The Right Fit’s Paul Gauthier, and Murray Hamilton, who represents the Vancouver Resource Society join host Stuart McNish to discuss the need for accessible units in new housing developments.    

Aragon Properties development manager Luke Ramsay,  Rob Regan-Pollock, vice president of the B.C. chapter of the Canadian Mortgage Broker's Association, CEO and president of Sotheby's Canada Brad Henderson, and UBC Sauder School of Business professor Tom Davidoff join host Stuart McNish to discuss the impact of federal interventions in the real estate market for first-time homebuyers.

Mission Mayor Pam Alexis, Don Campbell of Real Estate Investment Network, and Kelowna-area realtor Clayton Diebert join host Stuart McNish to discuss trends in the Fraser Vally real estate market.

City of Vancouver senior development planner Chuck Brook and McKinsey Global Institute director Dr. Jonathan Woetzel join host Stuart McNish to discuss ways to best develop housing on underutilized government and private lands that are already paid for.

Real Estate Council executive officer Erin Seeley and real estate lawyer Bruce Woolley join host Stuart McNish to discuss the process of writing an offer to purchase and acceptance of that offer.

Josh Gordon and Andrey Pavlov join host Stuart McNish to debate whether the speculation and vacancy tax is working as intended or if the tax is punishing British Columbians. 

Heather McNell of Metro Vancouver, Chris MacCauley of CBRE, and Vancouver Sun reporter Derrick Penner join host Stuart McNish to discuss pressures on industrial land in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley.

President and CEO of the Urban Development Institute Anne McMullin and Adjunct Professor at the Center for Sustainable Development Michael Geller join host Stuart McNish to discuss measures taken in the B.C. NDP budget to impact the housing market. Can government's plan to target the demand side of the housing equation lead to lasting results?

Beedie School of Business professor Andrey Pavlov and lawyer Wes Mussio join host Stuart McNish to discuss the new British Columbia real estate speculation and vacancy tax.

Housing Matters host Stuart McNish speaks with Hani Lammam from Cressey Developments, Vancouver City Councillor Jean Swanson, and Tom Davidoff a professor at the Sauder School of Business about ways to create rental housing supply to meet demand across Metro Vancouver.

Housing Matters host Stuart McNish speaks with B.C. Minister of Housing Selina Robinson, opposition critic Sam Sullivan, and Vancouver Sun columnist Dan Fumano about how different levels of government can best intervene to find solutions to Metro Vancouver's housing affordability crisis.

We take a look back at what happened in 2018 and we're going to try and look into our crystal ball to see what might be happening in 2019. Our guests today are Michael Ferreira of Urban Analytics and Vancouver Sun reporter Joanne Lee-Young.