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I'm disgusted/saddened by the biased reporting that's taken place over this issue. This article points out how Bloomberg and other media are attracted to the "f
by msie 10y ago
I'm disgusted/saddened by the biased reporting that's taken place over this issue. This article points out how Bloomberg and other media are attracted to the "foreign buyers" narrative:
http://www.straight.com/news/735161/revisiting-real-estate-race-and-how-foreign-buyers-narrative-came-dominate-vancouver http://www.straight.com/news/735161/revisiting-real-estate-r...
Study finds foreign buyers impact Vancouver real estate but likely can't account for sky-high prices:
http://www.straight.com/news/720471/study-finds-foreign-buyers-impact-vancouver-real-estate-likely-cant-account-sky-high http://www.straight.com/news/720471/study-finds-foreign-buye...
- easytiger 10y agoSame in London. In everything except extremely high end property. But it is a common narrative for political purposes because people "feel" it to be right.
- ijamj 10y agoNot to mention perfectly valid non-speculative buyers. Scenario for you: international student completed UBC and started working full-time on local tech company. After struggle to save, put a deposit on a place after saving from working part-time during later years of degree and about to close deal in a couple weeks (when new place is ready). Now, BAM! Gotta have to pony up 15% on home price agreed upon nearly a year earlier. More than original deposit! Tell me how that encourages qualified tech workers to stick around... They aimed at a particular kind of "foreign buyers" in a crowd, but used a shotgun...