EPISODE 9 Race and Real Estate
The price of home ownership has skyrocketed in Vancouver, and many think foreign buyers – especially those from China – are a big reason why. Hannah visits the west coast city to learn the history of race and space in B.C. and speaks with Vancouverites, including an urban planning academic and a real estate agent.
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WE TALK TO:
- Henry Yu, a history professor at the University of British Columbia
- Melissa Wu, realtor with Keller Williams Black Diamond Realty
- Andy Yan, director of The City Program at Simon Fraser University
SUGGESTED READING:
- “Is the B.C. property levy on ‘foreign buyers’ a new head tax?,” an op-ed Henry Yu wrote for The Globe in September
- Andy Yan’s 2015 data set analyzing the names of recent buyers in Vancouverin an attempt to determine citizenship
- Frances Bula’s story on “the dragon in the room”, which explores the hostility some Chinese immigrants are facing in Vancouver
