Douglas Todd: Prof spotlighted foreign ownership in Vancouver 30 years ago. But few followed the money.

Credit to Author: Douglas Todd| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:00:50 +0000

Opinion: SFU professor emeritus laments how a host of Canadian politicians headed off on “trade missions” around the world to woo investment, which, alas, mostly went into real estate.

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Dan Fumano: 12 years after developer charged with fraud, a closed-door court hearing

Credit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 22:26:34 +0000

“The public is clamouring for more action on complex commercial crime and money laundering. Well, good luck.” — Ron Usher, general counsel for the Society of Notaries Public of B.C. on the ongoing fraud case against Tarsem Gill

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Stately neighbourhood inspires design of Shaughnessy's Chateau Laurier

Credit to Author: Mary Beth Roberts| Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2020 14:15:23 +0000

The Laurier’s classic features— from the stone cladding and elegant columns to the graceful arches of its large windows—were also seen by the building’s architects as perhaps one way to entice current Shaughnessy residents to stay on where they had raised their families.

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Douglas Todd: What's in a name … of a luxury building? Millions

Credit to Author: Douglas Todd| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 19:03:30 +0000

In Metro, developers tends to choose English or Latinate names for luxury buildings … because it works with buyers, including those from Asia

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