Andy Yan

• Census shows apartment growth, but supply remains primary issue in B.C.: experts

  Statistics released by the B.C. Jobs Ministry earlier this month show more than 100,000 people moved to the province in 2021, the highest annual total since 1961.

  Economy

  Apr 27, 2022
  
• Report recommends tax for new vehicles, overnight parking permits in Vancouver

  The Climate Emergency Parking Program would take effect in early 2022 and require overnight parking permits for every residential street in the city at a cost of $45 per year.

  Environment

  Sep 29, 2021
  
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• This West Vancouver mansion just sold for less than half its asking price. It’s not the only one

  "I think it represents the kinds of changes that are happening" to Metro Vancouver's housing market, one expert said.

  May 24, 2019
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• Metro Vancouver’s home price-income gap is as high as $85K — and that’s for a townhouse

  The single-detached home dream is all but dead across Metro Vancouver. The dream of owning other homes may be, too.

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2018
• B.C.’s new taxes on $3M homes could lean hard on Vancouver’s west side, maps show

  They could also help to bring in nearly $500 million in revenue, much of it going to schools.

  Feb 28, 2018
• Clayton Heights controversy shines a light on renting in Surrey, where vacancy is almost zero

  "This is the first time in probably very close to three decades where we are now seeing applications coming before us for increasing rental stock."

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2017
• Homes under $1 million in Vancouver are virtually extinct

  Every person who owns a home in Vancouver is essentially a millionaire, according to data from BC Assessment analysed by urban planner Andy Yan.

  Economy

  Feb 24, 2017
• New SFU study highlights how transportation costs associated with living in suburbs can add up

  A new study tallies up the difference in transportation costs associated with living in the suburbs as opposed to Vancouver.

  Dec 22, 2016
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• DATA: Is the Metro Vancouver real estate market in free fall?

  Evidence from realtors and MLS data is showing the Vancouver real estate market is in the midst of a major slowdown, with prices dropping and sales plummeting, but some experts say it's too soon to tell.

  Economy

  Aug 17, 2016
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• Vancouver’s housing market ‘doesn’t have any good outcomes’: PM Trudeau

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is concerned about the ballooning cost of housing in Vancouver and Toronto but it wants to be certain any action it takes doesn't make the problem worse.

  Economy

  Jun 17, 2016