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Real estate speculation: high home purchase and rental prices in Vancouver & beyond

May 26, 2011

Real estate speculation: high home purchase and rental prices in Vancouver & beyond

Photo of Vancouver by Colleen Hardwick

Vancouver is in the throes of a real estate gold rush. While Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and China have passed legal deterrents such as property speculation taxes on second homes, Vancouver (and all of British Columbia) have not.

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