Listening to an 'Abundant Housing' spokesperson talking to Robin Gill on CKNW regarding provincial housing targets announced yesterday and city proposal to build market rental housing on city owned land. He's right about the latter. The city proposal is a lost opportunity.

"BC Government released 2026 rent increase at 2.3% today. The rent increase maximum is based on 12-month average change in the CPI in B.C. ending in July." I LandlordBC will report on Price Index for real estate related items - property taxes, gas/electricity, insurance, etc.

"BC Government released 2026 rent increase at 2.3% today. The rent increase maximum is based on 12-month average change in the CPI in B.C. ending in July." I Goodman Commercial will report Price Index for real estate related items - property taxes, gas/electricity, insurance, etc.

What the The Vancouver Sun story omits is last summer I told Dracco Pacific realtor Joseph Liang this property had absolutely no development potential, but he continued to falsely tell potential buyers it had "lots of redevelopment potentials".

When you're sitting in the bathtub with the hot water running, how do you know when to shout?

Just how bad is the situation in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside? Read this distressing article by the operator of some of the Single Room Occupancy hotels. gellersworldtravel.blogspot.com/2025/08/how-ba…

If this sort of thing continues, I won't be watching many more Blue Jays games. What an awful evening!

According to CMHC "Rental apartment construction (in Vancouver) continued to make up a growing share of starts. This trend has been fuelled by the reduced appeal of condominium apartment development. This lower appeal is attributable to high costs and sale prices and the

There's a growing seniors housing crisis in BC. Here are some suggestions on what we must do to address it. gellersworldtravel.blogspot.com/2025/09/bcs-se…

I am pleased to share news about an important community fundraising event supporting Hogans Alley featuring the artwork of Norm Shearing. You can get details through CanadaHelps link

If you knew Neil Griggs who passed away earlier this summer, there will be a Celebration of Life for him this coming Saturday. Everyone is welcome.

So how did I end up on the front page of yesterday's The Vancouver Sun? Here's some background. gellersworldtravel.blogspot.com/2025/10/deferr…

While I am the first to agree we need to build more housing to bring down rents, we also need to make better use of the housing we already have. What do I mean? Read on, from October 7, 2019. gellersworldtravel.blogspot.com/2025/10/using-…

I was recently invited to join Jas Johal to discuss the loss of 20,000 development/construction industry jobs in Metro due to reduced sales and construction starts. While Jas's questions are better than my answers, you can watch it here. youtube.com/watch?v=uFYYph…

Were you aware the City of Vancouver has issued a Draft Official Development Plan for public review and comment? Nor was I until a CTV journalist contacted me yesterday morning. You can find details here: gellersworldtravel.blogspot.com/2025/10/ctv-in…

I fear the city of Vancouver may be about to make a terrible and expensive mistake. gellersworldtravel.blogspot.com/2025/10/i-fear…

Surprise to hear Mayor Ken Sim say city development corporation is modeled on UBC Properties Trust. Not at all! Most of UBC's revenue has come from leasing lands for condo developments, not building market rental housing!

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PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT! My letter to Council and speaking notes in opposition to the well-intentioned, but ill-advised Social Housing Initiative. gellersworldtravel.blogspot.com/2025/11/vancou…