@pqpolitics.bsky.socialVancouver is a #RenterMajorityCity.
Ken Sim's #DeveloperParty ABC Vancouver killed off the city's Rental Office:(
55% of the city’s households rent, yet these renter households survive on a median income of $63,200, compared to $100,000 for homeowners.
@pqpolitics.bsky.socialThe fault lines in Vancouver society are particularly pronounced.
9th largest in the country, Vancouver holds the second-highest level of income inequality among major Canadian cities, behind only Toronto.
@elcanaco.bsky.socialWith a large % of Millennials buying homes from 2020-22, when interest rates were low, and interest rates much higher now, this was always going to happen.
Fun fact: US and Denmark have mortgages with the rate set permanently, not renewed every X years.
@iamkennethchan.bsky.social@pqpolitics.bsky.socialYou know what would be a good question for a Vancouver plebiscite?
Do you want to drive out domestic #VanRE speculators like Poilievre, #OffshoreGregor, foreign buyers & foreign capital from Vancouver RE market by legislation & only have homes for locals living in them?
@pqpolitics.bsky.socialFar-left party wins Berlin election. Leader promised to proceed with nationalising the housing associations and "drive speculation from Berlin," in accordance with a referendum from 2021 in which 58% backed proposals to legislate for nationalisation.
@glenkorstrom.bsky.social
@sfucity.bsky.socialHousing affordability doesn't happen by accident.
@sfucity.bsky.social Housing Policy Fundamentals (CITY102) breaks down the policy tools shaping housing in BC communities.
#bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre
Starts Wed, Oct 7 | 6pm PST | Online | www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
@iamkennethchan.bsky.social@pqpolitics.bsky.social3 reasons why the missing middle more density on a single-family home lot hasn’t worked
@pqpolitics.bsky.socialDropping a 400 page plan document a few days before council is set to vote on it is unacceptable.
“Tell me about the Broadway Plan like I’m 12 years old” might be the way to go.
@pqpolitics.bsky.socialDoesn't matter which party you elect, this always seems to be the case.
6. Residents should be part of city planning, not treated as an obstacle to plans the city intends to proceed with regardless.
@pqpolitics.bsky.socialVancouver’s development and rules are unique and tenants need unique support from this city.
5. Developers should have to post bonds to ensure that tenants will not be left in the lurch if things go wrong later on.
@pqpolitics.bsky.social4. Reinstate the city’s own tenant relocation services office so that tenants have a direct line to an independent support office at the civic level rather than a representative of the developer.
@pqpolitics.bsky.socialHere are 19 thoughts on housing in Vancouver:
1. Avoid promoting land banking and speculation.
In too many cases, policies tend to promote and encourage land speculation, flipping and land banking.
Policy must seek to discourage this.
@iamkennethchan.bsky.socialBC NDP leader David Eby says he will not create a new annual #TransLink levy of up to $150 on every vehicle in Metro Vancouver.
In 2025, Eby promised to create a new TransLink revenue source through new legislation by 2027. #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre