SOLD!
SOLD!
CBC Vancouver journalist Stephen Quinn's love letter/Dear John letter to the city he once adored. SOLD! lays bare the anguish and the impact of the housing crisis as it threatens to rip the city apart. Stephen explores the role foreign investment plays in all of this and whether we have a hope of solving it. Relationship Status: It's complicated.
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Visit Show Site: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/events/cbc-vancouver-launches-original-podcast-sold-1.4631375
Download episodes from this podcast for: 3 years
Visit Show Site: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/events/cbc-vancouver-launches-original-podcast-sold-1.4631375
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Episode 6- ‘Winning?’
Could foreign investment in B.C. real estate be good for the people who live and work here? Beyond the wealth accumulated by fortunate home owners, can the win-fall generated by a booming housing industry benefit us all?
Could foreign investment in B.C. real estate be good for the people who live and work here? Beyond the wealth accumulated by fortunate home owners, can the win-fall generated by a booming housing industry benefit us all?
Download Episode 6- ‘Winning?’[mp3 file: runs 00:37:56]
Episode 5 - Dirty money
Casinos. Corruption. Money Laundering. Loan Sharking. Fraud and fentanyl. The tentacles of illicit foreign funds reach deep into the heart of Vancouver’s housing market.
Casinos. Corruption. Money Laundering. Loan Sharking. Fraud and fentanyl. The tentacles of illicit foreign funds reach deep into the heart of Vancouver’s housing market.
Download Episode 5 - Dirty money[mp3 file: runs 00:34:44]
Episode 4 - Selling B.C.
How politicians, realtors, and developers marketed British Columbia to the world. They wanted us to be a 'world class' destination for investors. Now we are. Was it a mistake to woo international money into the Vancouver market?
How politicians, realtors, and developers marketed British Columbia to the world. They wanted us to be a 'world class' destination for investors. Now we are. Was it a mistake to woo international money into the Vancouver market?
Download Episode 4 - Selling B.C.[mp3 file: runs 00:42:36]
Episode 3 - History
Foreign investment in Vancouver real estate isn't new. We explore the history of foreign money in the market.
Foreign investment in Vancouver real estate isn't new. We explore the history of foreign money in the market.
Download Episode 3 - History[mp3 file: runs 00:31:26]
Episode 2 - The Race Card
The conversation should be focused on the flow of foreign capital. But has it become an attack on immigrants? Politicians and developers cynically conflate the issue while Chinese Canadians experience the tension.
The conversation should be focused on the flow of foreign capital. But has it become an attack on immigrants? Politicians and developers cynically conflate the issue while Chinese Canadians experience the tension.
Download Episode 2 - The Race Card[mp3 file: runs 00:37:35]
Episode 1 - The Break-up
A story of greed, race and love that goes to the heart of the fight over foreign capital in housing. The backdrop is Vancouver’s real estate boom as we shine a light on the impact the affordability crisis is having on our relationship with our city.
A story of greed, race and love that goes to the heart of the fight over foreign capital in housing. The backdrop is Vancouver’s real estate boom as we shine a light on the impact the affordability crisis is having on our relationship with our city.
Download Episode 1 - The Break-up[mp3 file: runs 00:21:00]
Trailer
Coming soon...A CBC Vancouver original podcast that explores how foreign investment in real estate divides community, class and culture. Veteran Vancouver journalist Stephen Quinn asks who can stay?
Coming soon...A CBC Vancouver original podcast that explores how foreign investment in real estate divides community, class and culture. Veteran Vancouver journalist Stephen Quinn asks who can stay?
Download Trailer[mp3 file: runs 00:02:24]
