Kerry Gold
Kerry Gold has written about real estate and housing issues for a variety of publications, including a weekly real estate column for the Globe and Mail since 2008. She also writes investigative pieces for the Walrus, and has written for Maclean's, MSN, Yahoo, MoneySense, BC Business, the Toronto Star, L.A. Weekly and Variety.
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Policy
Municipalities Must Monitor (And Tweak) Their Tenant Protection Policies
While Vancouver and Burnaby have created rigorous tenant protection policies, these approaches are new, and something of a housing experiment. As the redevelopments unfold, and tenants make use of their rights, the question of compliance will be put to the test, say experts.
Policy
How The City Of Vancouver Can Speed Up Its Development Approval Process
A major complaint among developers is that the City of Vancouver takes forever to approve a rezoning application and the development permit that follows. Combining the two processes might be the solution many or looking for.
Development Projects
Vancouver Investment Firm First To Take Up Ladner Village's Density Play
Headwater Projects, a real estate investment firm that’s been around since 2008, heard that the small town of Ladner was amending its official community plan to allow for more density, up to six storeys. Now, their 131-unit, six-storey mixed-use Bridge & Elliott project is ready to sell.
Policy
Are View Cones Facing A Sunset? Mountain Vistas Could Be No Match For Density
Vancouver's world-class views have been protected since 1989 with what are known as view cones, which are protected views from various points of the city that cannot be obstructed. But the need to build more housing could start getting in the way...
Development Projects
Controversial Chinatown Project Heads For The Finish Line, With Help From Legendary Architect
It will be another few years until buyers take occupancy at 105 Keefer, in the heart of Vancouver's Chinatown, making it a 13 or 14-year undertaking from the time of its initial proposal – one of the city’s longest-ever timelines for a condo development to come to fruition.
Development Projects
Signs Of Life? Rezoning Approved For Decades-Vacant Site On Clark Drive
At the southeast corner of 12th and Clark, a developer has figured out a way to build on a lot that’s been vacant for at least 30 years – long enough that many people can’t remember what once stood there.
Renting
Tenant Advocate Calls For Policy Reform For Renters To Avoid "Double Bind"
Canadian law currently stipulates that renting a property from someone who lives outside of the country carries with it special responsibilities and potentially big costs – whether a tenant is aware or not.
Real Estate News
Money Laundering, Terrorism, And More: Why Are Realtors On The Front Line?
In recent years, the amount of paperwork realtors have been required to fill out regarding potential buyers has grown by a substantial amount. This includes forms from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FinTRAC), designed to protect against money laundering and terrorist financing, among other things.
Real Estate News
Broadway Plan Numbers Are A Matter Of Nuance, And Debate
As of the start of this month, 36 applications to rezone properties within the Broadway Plan had been submitted to the City of Vancouver, but some say the actual number of planned developments is much higher.
Finance
Kerrisdale Property Assessment Increases Shock Business Owners
BC Assessment has issued property assessment increases of around 25% on several retail properties along West 41st Avenue, near West Boulevard, all of which will come into effect this July.
Real Estate News
In BC, Is Democracy Getting In The Way Of Housing?
BC's shift away from local control was designed to expedite housing amid an affordable housing crisis and responds to the argument that public hearings are inefficient, time-consuming and unproductive.
Real Estate News
Industry Experts Place Their Bets On The State Of Canada's Real Estate Market In 2024
Canadian real estate experts are expecting interest rates to keep a lid on prices, even with an anticipated uptick in sales activity this spring.
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