Vancouver Real Estate Today

For me, the most daunting part about moving is always the purging of the old and the organization of the new. Sometimes it just makes me want to take a nap and forget about the mess! Luckily, I stumbled across NEAT Method Vancouver (@vancouverneat), a luxury home organizing company, franchised by a lovely woman named Sarah, to lend a big helping hand.

You asked for it! @designsby_ks and @grenorhomes answer the most common questions contractors and interior designers get asked!

Dominion Lending's Mortgage Broker, Parm Rattan, shares the differences between brokers and bankers, as well as answering those questions you've always wanted to know about how mortgages work. Watch until the end to learn about special programs that will help you achieve your homeownership dreams and live who you are.

Elly took a really big risk… in an industry where people don’t look like her.It is a common ambition to want to transform one’s hobby into a fully-fledged career. Despite this, few people have succeeded in acquiring this goal quite like Elly Hart. A native of Sydney, Australia, Elly moved to Vancouver in 2012. As someone who was in the midst of pursuing a degree in communications, she worked as a journalist and editor. Even though she had been successful in finding a career in her field of study, she couldn’t help but feel as though something was missing. She decided that it was time to pursue something that she had enjoyed doing for some time: working with her hands.As a side hobby, one of Elly’s favourite activities revolved around crafting wooden furniture and toys from scratch. Understanding that a Carpentry apprenticeship would allow her practice similar activities in the working world, she put aside her editing job in order to start the Carpentry Foundations program at BCIT. Since then, she hasn’t looked back. Elly is proud of the work that she does today, and especially loves the fact that her job teaches her to be adaptable and an adept problem solver- transferrable skills that are useful outside the workplace. Needless to say, her hobby has become her life, and the future looks bright.Elly keeps a photo journal of her apprenticeship and job-site experience on Instagram.Instagram: @ellytheapprentice

Palladium writer Siavash Tahan, also a local Vancouver Real Estate and Urban Development Analyst, joins us to discuss his recent piece on urban housing politics, "What No One Wants To Admit About Housing Politics". Topics include the class dynamics of housing, social community, the future of cities, and how cruise ships reveal that land is a scam.

This is now four months of consecutive increases in sales volume on an annual basis. What’s driving the uptick in buying?

The acclaimed Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) is crossing the border for the first time this year, and adding two Canadian cities to their roster, including Vancouver.We caught up with organizers, Leah Mallen of All In Pictures and Anne Pearson, at Anne's interior design shop, Vancouver Special, to find out what's in store for real estate and design lovers.

Blockchain startup entrepreneur, Laura Fortey, shares you can invest in tangible real estate assets around the world for as little as $100 through Vancouver tech start-up, REITIUM.

People's Party of Canada Candidate for Vancouver Granville, Naomi Chocyk, sits down to share her take on the Liberal Party's proposal for applying the Capital Gains Tax to principal residences. Listen in to hear what drew her to the party, where she's from, what qualifies her to represent the people of Vancouver and why she believes less is more when it comes to government.

Tech entrepreneur and Vancouver Granville Candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada, Taleeb Noormohamed, will soon face off with former Liberal Cabinet Minister, now Independant, Jody Wilson-Raybould at the polls.Noormohamed is no rookie to the political scene and he has a long list of credentials, including raising over $60 million for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, developing the vacation rental website, HomeAway.com to the point where it was purchased by Expedia, and was the front-runner for Vision Vancouver's Mayoral candidate race the City of Vancouver before bowing out due to health concerns.What's important is he has a big heart for the City of Vancouver and the people who live here. One look at his works in the non-profit sector and his ability to speak eight languages makes that crystal clear.In this far-reaching conversation, we talk about the housing and the Liberal Party's vision to make this city a better place for all. 

Vancouver Centre Candidate for the Green Party of Canada, Jesse Brown, shares his experience, background and his party's plan to fix housing in Vancouver.

Architect and writer, James Bligh, shares on the Urbanarium's Missing Middle Competition, in which his work received Special Mention. This open design competition intended "to develop and present exciting options for addressing Metro Vancouver’s affordability and social health challenges, with outstanding design and social innovation."How successful was this exercise in urban exhibition? What alternatives might be considered?Listen in for all this, James's feelings as a first time homebuyer purchasing towards the peak of the market, and a few fun facts about Vancouver that only an architect would know. 

Mortgage Broker turned real estate tech entrepreneur, David Stroud, joins us to share his why he's excited about the opportunities available in the market to buyers this fall. 

Gordon Price shares his insights on Vancouver then, now and what the future holds for housing and transportation in the region.