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Will Return Shortly 6 Aug 2013 | 11:59 am
Hello all. Thanks for all the emails enquiring as to the recent prolonged absence. It never ceases to amaze just how many stop by this little corner of the internet each day. And while emails (and.....
HouseGate: The logical mind asks - Is freedom of the press under attack from the Vancouver Mayor's Office? 17 Jul 2013 | 09:24 pm
Last Friday Frances Bula said: Okay, this is Friday fluff, but whatever. I feel I must contribute to the ongoing deep investigations into Mayor Gregor Robertson’s change of abode... No one seems to s...
Sunday Post #2: Heml.is... the app designed to be 'NSA-proof' 15 Jul 2013 | 10:25 am
In just 36 hours, users contributed $100,000 to fund an app designed to get around state spy agencies like the US National Security Agency (NSA). Swedish tech entrepreneurs, including Pirate Bay co-fo...
If I had a $1,000,000 (Vancouver Style) 14 Jul 2013 | 12:01 pm
Taking a break from HouseGate, we thought we'd scan the horizon and see what a $1,000,000 buys you in Vancouver this week. $1,000,000 used to the the benchmark that proudly said you had it made. So h...
RECBC permanently cancels realtor's licence 14 Jul 2013 | 02:09 am
In May 2012 we heard how realtor Sam Sharma's real estate licence was suspended indefinitely by the Real Estate Council of B.C. (RECBC) just days after his manager at Multiple Realty Ltd. told the cou...
Mayor’s house has sold for asking - Frances Bula 13 Jul 2013 | 03:20 pm
The latest on our Mayor's housing saga is that his Cambie area house has not only sold... but sold for the asking price, at least according to this from Frances Bula's blog: Okay, this is Friday fluf...
Housegate: When did the Mayor buy and when did he know he would buy there? 11 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
To say that our breaking blog post about Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson listing his house for sale is a story with "legs" is a bit of an understatement. Our story lead to media questions for the Ma...
Vancouver Mayor responds to yesterday's post - Updated: media speculating on Mayor's new home. 11 Jul 2013 | 06:46 am
See end of post for update on media speculation about Mayor's new digs. Seems our post yesterday about Gregor Robertson, the Mayor of Vancouver, putting his home up for sale created a bit of a stir. ...
Guess who's trying to cash out of the real estate market in Vancouver? - Updated 10 Jul 2013 | 10:15 am
This 6 bedroom, 4 bathroom 2,922 square foot home sits at 912 W. 23rd Avenue in Vancouver. It just came on the market with an asking price of $1,950,000. Here is how the listing describes the house.....