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Let’s start asking what the size of new homes are. Articles+gov omit details. Not all supply is equal!
You may have been fortunate enough to grow up in a home with space, but what we are asking families to live in now are generally too small and too expensive.
UNACCEPTABLE 🇨🇦
Next door neighbour is off to Portugal. He and his wife haven’t had a vacation in 5 years. Enjoy your vacation I said. He turns to me and says “this is no vacation, we are off to scout for a location to start a new business. We can’t get ahead in Canada”.
Spoke with someone today. They have a home in point grey. No job. All they do is Airbnb their home. $150k a year.
Unbelievable. Airbnb is such a drain on our communities.
🚕 Uber to the airport, driver from Iran. Working 12-14 hour days, hardly sees his fam. Moved here for his kids, 21 year old son can’t find a decent job. Will give Canada another 6 months but likely moving back to Iran. “Canada is way too expensive and it’s getting worse.”
Honest question.
How are people supposed to survive in Canada? Now add a child or children to the mix. Don’t even get me started on saving for retirement.
This country is in serious trouble.
💼
Outside of RE,
Canadians have lost the entrepreneurial drive and desire.
Who can blame them? Gov has made it too hard to make a living . Gov has catered to RE speculation, corps vs ind business.
This needs to change. Entrepreneurship should be rewarded and strived for.
Uber ride Calgary. Pharmacist from India. He’s been here for 5 years. Says the pharamcy test here is too hard. He’s driving Uber instead. Says there are so many people driving Ubers now it’s no longer worth it. Claims 🇨🇦 is going backwards and getting worse. Pissed off with 🇨🇦
🇨🇦 is broken
and NO I’m not a conservative, I’m a husband and father with no allegiance to any party.
I see what I see. This country is sinking fast on so many fronts.
I’m a firm believer more Canadians would be yelling at gov,if all of a sudden they had to find housing in todays market.
Far too many are silent because they are ok.
If we had a stronger country we would be carrying about our neighbours and the future of others. 🇨🇦 is broken.
Canadas Culture:
Fraud. Tax Evasion. Housing speculation. White collar crime. Foreign interference. Housing conversations at every social gathering. Hockey.
Didn’t get that right?
Had a conversation with a Radiologist from Vancouver last night. He mentioned that more and more doctors and nurses are leaving Vancouver because they can’t afford it. He was blunt telling me patient care is being impacted.
Careful what you wish for. Home prices>health
What in holy hell is he talking about? We are exploiting new immigrants and adding to multiple crisis. Rent and homes are at an unattainable level now for so many. Don’t even get me started on healthcare.
Canada’s standard of living is going down and people(Canadians and new Canadians) aren’t having kids. How can people suggest this country isn’t broken? Why this isn’t a bigger issue is concerning.
I’m feeling very discouraged with the direction Canada is going as a country. Is anyone else feeling the same way? What’s making you feel this way?
#canpoli
Folks concerned about your community:
How can a nurse(etc) afford the lower mainland? How can they afford to have a family?
These are big questions that aren’t getting answered or solved or Prioritized.
We are in a emergency. All levels of government are failing us.
Interesting comment made to me by an Asian customer.
“Look around Vancouver, who’s driving the really expensive cars? They aren’t paying Canadian income tax where they make their money. Canada loves keeping its people poor”.
A friend of mine is supporting his daughter paying rent while she goes to school at UBC. T
The apartment is close to school and rents for 4K for a 2 bedrooms! Split between two kids.
That pricing is absolutely ridiculous and should be criminal. We are letting our kids down.
There are far too many people fighting for Airbnb that simply haven’t thought out their position well enough. They see it entirely from their point of view.
Not the view from the tens of thousands desperately looking for shelter and trying to make ends meet with good jobs.
@liberal_party
Here’s a tip. Lead by example. Our PM is flying every week. Why can’t he lead by example? Yes trips are needed but he’s taken it to a whole other level. Hypocrisy runs deep.
Virtue signalling capital of Canada has to go to Vancouver. It’s not even close.
Perfect example:
Our city is littered with empty homes, airbnb, speculation and vacation homes. Yet let’s target parking to address climate change.
“I honestly don't understand how anyone <35 is supposed to make a life, save for retirement and raise a family anymore.”
Discuss.
#vanpoli
#bcpoli
#canpoli
If we were such a great country, Canadians would be having more kids. Instead, it’s the opposite, Canada is failing its population, it’s too expensive to have kids.
🇨🇦 is broken.
Canada's fertility rate is now at a record low of 1.33 children per woman, compared with 1.44 in 2021.
But Canada had one of the highest population growths last year & into this year, per CBC.
98% of Canada's population growth over last year came from international migration.
🚨 HOUSING IN CANADA IS A DISASTER.
We need a whack of policy. One critical point: We have to stop outside capital competing with locally earned income.
Small business owners are hurting because they can’t find staff. Because people can’t find places to live and what they do find, the rent prices have been inflated by Airbnb.
We are at over tourism if locals can’t find homes. This bill will encourage investors to build hotels.
“Vancouver isn’t just losing its soul, it has” “Vancouver is full of greed. People don’t care about the concept of a community” “There’s nothing left for me here” “Who is this city meant for?”. Sadly, a couple of the things said to me over beers today
Take a good look at those pushing for micro supply. In most cases they live in large places or have and have now downsized after having their kids grow up in large space.
Families need space. Few are talking about this.
Hearing students are prepared to live in their car to attended university.
What the hell is wrong with our country.
Ban Airbnb. Build hotels.
Build homes not stock portfolios.
Policy needed RTF now
Half of London England is owned by Russian oligarchs. If the UK wanted to do something there are billions upon billions of dollars sitting in equities and assets based in the UK.
@JohnPasalis
I’m not a PP fan. But it is gov funded media.
Imo CBC has avoided reporting and investigating certain topics. They also go easy on politicians.
The news today was what many of us has been saying; Canada’s strongest economy relied on dirty $. The Premier bragged about an economy dependant on dirty $.
We owe it to our democracy to find out if this leads right to her office.
#bcpoli
#canpoli
Vancouver isn’t for working class citizens.
It’s evident that Vancouver City council isn’t aligned in the slightest. Shame on them.
People need homes. It’s that simple.
Can we have a conversation about the escalation of immigration #'s in Canada during a national housing crisis, without racism being used to shut down a much needed adult conversation? Immigration is the core of this country, but increasing #'s at this time doesn't make sense
Wife’s friend…immigrant 5 interviews with a major Canadian corp for a what sounded like, decent job. They decide to not give them the job. Instead offer them a job for $20 an hour as a customer service rep.
Mass immigration is enriching our corps not the people.
This election is madness. ALL the options are horrendous.
Horrendous for the country. Horrendous for the current and future generations.
38 Million people, 97 universities and these are the best people and polices put forward?
🤦♂️
#cdnpoli
What’s being done about this?!!
Canada needs to be a nation of hope and prosper for its youth.
We are no longer a nation that protects and invests in its younger citizens.
SHAME ON ALL THOSE THAT CAN’T SEE WE ARE BROKEN.
There are 280 private colleges and universities in B.C.
280. Out fricken rageous. 280!
Only now are they looking at it.
Canada is corrupt and to me, unaddressed corruption=broken
2 strip-mall colleges had their certifications revoked.
They’re among 280 private colleges & universities in B.C. under scrutiny as the provincial gov. cracks down on diploma mills exploiting foreign students.
A small step.
#bcpoli
Via
@katiederosayyj
No inventory. No schools. No daycare. No doctors. No nurses.
Yet we have Record immigration and foreign students planned and very little policy on new supply.
Why are we ok with families having to compete with outside capital for housing? Canada is selling out and completely failing Canadians both new and old.
Why is this acceptable?!
Josh Gordon addressing a question last night about public thoughts on banning foreign RE purchases. Josh also provides a very detailed response to the classic xenophobia narrative🙌
#VanRE
#sold
@CBCStephenQuinn
Every $ spent on rent and mortgage is a dollar that doesn’t go towards that person starting a business. That person has a much harder time affording to start a business. Canada is in deep trouble.
This sh*t is ridiculous. They shouldn’t just be sued they should be in jail. The RE agent completely stripped of their agents license in Canada.
ARE WE IN A CRISIS OR WHAT?!!
MFr’s taking advantage of the community need to suffer. Not the community!!!
%**#%%!!!!!!
#VanRE
@proctor_jason
Affordable-housing buyers already owned homes, civil suits claim ... own 6 other homes in Victoria area worth a total of $7.75 million ... another couple own a million-dollar home in Nanaimo and 4 condos worth more than $2.2 million.
Can the Premier of BC
@jjhorgan
please let us all know why during a CRISIS you aren’t demanding the Quebec Premier
@phcouillard
end the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP)?
Alberta’s Premier is fighting for Albertans. Time to step up Mr Horgan!
#vanRE
🏠 Friend who was proud of his home going up so much so fast is now going through divorce.
It has now hit him that he won’t be able to afford a home in the same neighbourhood or even city.
This is what happens when one only focuses and cheerleads for ones present situation.
So from the sounds of it. Mortgage fraud is rampant. Flipping is rampant and not a single sole in government or the banking community cares.
Thoughts?
#canre
#vanre
#bcre
Wake up.
If you think Airbnb doesn’t impact you think again. It’s taking away supply from ppl trying to find a place to live. Nurses, doctors, police, support staff, teachers, care givers etc that you rely on. Limited supply gobbled up and pricing jacked up by this “business”.👎
Just left a customer meeting. Customer took me aside.
“Know anyone looking for a house? I have one I bought 4 days ago. I’m looking to flip.
How many do you have? I have 3 right now. Looking to flip 1 now and 2 in the future.
How did you get mortgages?
I wonder how many landlords are freaking out about this rental bailout for BC renters, because the gov cheque’s will go to them and they aren’t declaring the rental income...Or not telling the truth about the amount they are actually collecting.
#vanre
Having the second most expensive Real Estate in the world means you shut down foreign purchases until you can figure out a way that tax payers benefit. Not the other way around.
#vanRE
F you I got mine culture is strong in BC.
People seem to either be completely unaware of the current housing crisis or don’t give a damn. You can see who is who with these airbnb discussions.
F you I got mine!
BC Liberals should do what’s right and suspend Rich Coleman until further investigation takes place. If this was any other job this is the minimum that would take place.
#bcpoli
Overheard a Vancouver city planner talk about what a mess city hall is. “Absolutely no regard for city planning. Developers running the city and building whatever they want”.
No one is talking about the level of financial risk people are taking to get into the market.
It’s not just an “affordability” problem.
If people have to go financially “all in”, that’s a massive level of risk. There’s something to be said about diversification.
#canRE
New speaker. Claims Richmond still taking cash(up 10k cash). She saw someone pay for 6 properties taxes in cash.
Claims city knows something is up.
Says Richmond city hall should be investigated.
Major applause.
#canpoli
#bcpoli
All I want for Christmas is for Christy Clark, Rich Coleman and the rotten lot to be held accountable for what they let happen to BC under their watch.
#cullencommission
and then on to criminal charges.