5 things you (probably) didn’t know about real estate around Vancouver – Canada News Media
December 10, 2023
In Vancouver, real estate is somewhat of its own saga.
With billions of dollars, massive projects, and plenty of speculation, books have been written about the subject.
There’s plenty to focus on, from the fact no treaty was ever signed with local First Nations for the rights to the land, to the massive land deal made with the CPR (6,000 acres) to make Vancouver the terminus of the essential railway, to the ongoing housing crisis.
That said, there are a few oddities in local real estate that those not fully involved in the world of property development and investment may not recall or be aware of.
