Kerry Gold

Journalist & Globe & Mail housing columnist for 16 years. Author, former music critic at a daily paper.

[Kerry Gold @GoldinYVR]

700 ppl moved from Little Mountain & 8 yrs later nothing. Holborn hasn't paid for this public land, either. #vanpoli https://t.co/QpN6Xeh8qo

[Andy Yan | @ayan604.bsky.social @Ayan604]

"The new-build housing glut: It’s not just condos" as told by @GoldinYVR

"Housing in Vancouver may not need a bailout from the government, but instead, a critical reconstructive surgery to reattach local incomes to housing costs.”

#cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre

GIFT LINK: https://t.co/zxE8WkzqFy

[Andy Yan | @ayan604.bsky.social @Ayan604]

33% of unabsorbed apartments in Metro Vancouver are over $1m

Unabsorbed Apartments by Price Range in Metro Vancouver, April 2026

Please note...unlike past postings, previous pricing data was only available to April 2026 for now

#bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre

[Andy Yan | @ayan604.bsky.social @Ayan604]

An additional chart for this @BIVnews article which shows unabsorbed units in Metro Van from Jan 1990 to Apr 2026

Back to the 90s?

"Unabsorbed condos at record levels in Metro Vancouver: CMHC" as told by @JamiMakan

#vanpoli #bcpoli #vanre

https://t.co/1SD7Fg7bnn via @BIVnews

[Andy Yan | @ayan604.bsky.social @Ayan604]

“Unabsorbed units in Metro Vancouver are reaching the highest numbers that the region has seen since the mid-1990s.”

"Vancouver’s real estate market adjusts to the new normal" as told by @GoldinYVR

#bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre

GIFT LINK: https://t.co/Ofd1pw42Y2

[Lindsay Brown @Lidsville]

@Ayan604 @GoldinYVR @globeandmail Impromptu decision: I'll lead an informal short walking tour of the old Habitat Forum site at Jericho Beach tomorrow to mark this anniversary. 3 pm Sunday May 31—meet at the entrance to the Sailing Centre. Join for a celebratory drink/snack at the Sailing Centre restaurant after.

[Kerry Gold @GoldinYVR]

@brettdrc @Ayan604 I’m pretty sure I’ve covered the size of condos before. Carolyn Whitzman talks about their low quality in this article.

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

Newly built condos in Vancouver are too pricey to sell, CMHC data show https://t.co/jZz6jr17lF

[Andy Yan | @ayan604.bsky.social @Ayan604]

"Corporations own 23,190 condos in Vancouver’s census metropolitan area – a higher number than the Toronto census metropolitan area’s 21,465 corporate-owned condos."

"Corporate ownership of residential real estate expected to grow in B.C." feat @ron_usher as told by @GoldinYVR

#bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre

GIFT LINK: https://t.co/Xjwh8NwxYa

[Ian Young @ianjamesyoung70]

"Lytton was razed by fire. Some fear financial ruin is next for the tiny B.C. village" -- some great reporting here from Brenna Owen of @CdnPressNews
https://t.co/ynJcNXBv9H

[Andy Yan | @ayan604.bsky.social @Ayan604]

"Vancouver’s tony neighbourhoods get a reality check" as told by @GoldinYVR

#vanpoli #vanre

GIFT LINK: https://t.co/XJuNJYk7Zz

[Kerry Gold @GoldinYVR]

@TMZ TMZ getting their facts wrong again. Judge threw out all claims against Justin. Only a couple of claims against Wayfarer and Tag survived. He’s in the clear from what other lawyers are reporting.

[Andy Yan | @ayan604.bsky.social @Ayan604]

When size matters.

"Vancouver condo investors sell and head for the sidelines" as told @GoldinYVR

#bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre

GIFT LINK: https://t.co/5LO6mViJFC

[DouglasTodd @DouglasTodd]

Some residents in the vast Rupert and Renfrew area did not know their pleasant side streets had been upzoned for 6- to 8-storey apartment blocks.
It calls into question the city of Vancouver's murky "engagement strategy."
1/3 #vanpoli #vanre
https://t.co/vmDkg1DMtB

[Andy Yan | @ayan604.bsky.social @Ayan604]

When attempts are made to privatized a public good.

"Vancouver residents push back on plan they say will obscure rare mountain view" as told by @GoldinYVR

#vanpoli #vanre

https://t.co/QGWxJhr1Oa

[Kerry Gold @GoldinYVR]

@wooden_bowl @MaggsBud @XOQueenEsther And at the end of the interview Posey rolled her eyes. They were both unbelievably rude to Flaa.

[Kerry Gold @GoldinYVR]

B.C.’s plans to update heritage protections could majorly affect property owners https://t.co/3HLgzXhGQt

[Global BC @GlobalBC]

London Drugs is pulling out of its Woodward's location in the Downtown Eastside.

https://t.co/R07beegwfF

[Kerry Gold @GoldinYVR]

Urban planner Stanley Kwok combined high density and livability in Expo 86 redevelopment https://t.co/jn5nzHSBYo

[Kerry Gold @GoldinYVR]

I got to write a music story again. Andy Kim sings hits Sugar, Sugar and Rock Me, Gently, plays with Tom Cochrane, 54-40 & others for a children's charity fundraiser tonight. My story in the @globeandmail https://t.co/ea7gHISxKh

[Ron Usher @ron_usher]

Gift Article from the Globe and Mail: The obituary for Rudy Nielsen, a truly remarkable BC real estate and land information businessman. By Kerry Gold - @GoldinYVR https://t.co/POL22ZTHuL