SOLD!

CBC

4.8 (336)
SOCIETY & CULTURE
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CBC Vancouver journalist Stephen Quinn’s love letter/Dear John letter to the city he once adored. Sold lays bare the anguish and the impact of the housing crisis as it threatens to rip the city apart. Stephen explores the role foreign investment plays in all of this and whether we have a hope of solving it. Relationship Status: It’s complicated.

EPISODE 1

Episode 1 - The Break-up

A story of greed, race and love that goes to the heart of the fight over foreign capital in housing. The backdrop is Vancouver's real estate boom as we shine a light on the impact the affordability crisis is having on our relationship with our city.

21 min
EPISODE 2

Episode 2 - The Race Card

The conversation should be focused on the flow of foreign capital. But has it become an attack on immigrants? Politicians and developers cynically conflate the issue while Chinese Canadians experience the tension.

38 min
EPISODE 3

Episode 3 - History

Foreign investment in Vancouver real estate isn't new. We explore the history of foreign money in the market.

31 min
EPISODE 4

Episode 4 - Selling B.C.

How politicians, realtors, and developers marketed British Columbia to the world. They wanted us to be a 'world class' destination for investors. Now we are. Was it a mistake to woo international money into the Vancouver market?

43 min
EPISODE 5

Episode 5 - Dirty money

Casinos. Corruption. Money Laundering. Loan Sharking. Fraud and fentanyl. The tentacles of illicit foreign funds reach deep into the heart of Vancouver's housing market.

35 min
EPISODE 6

Episode 6- 'Winning?'

Could foreign investment in B.C. real estate be good for the people who live and work here? Beyond the wealth accumulated by fortunate home owners, can the win-fall generated by a booming housing industry benefit us all?

38 min
EPISODE 7

Episode 7 - Heaven help us

Stephen Quinn hosts a public forum in Richmond, a community deeply divided along lines of race, class and culture. The drama unfolds at an aging church in the centre of the city, which will soon be redeveloped to make way for housing.

1h 14m
EPISODE 8

Episode 8 - The Blame Game

Host Stephen Quinn pushes for answers and accountability from past and present decision-makers.

59 min

8 Episodes

4.8

out of 5

336 Ratings

Awesome!

2019-07-03

RossiSJC

Stephen is a fantastic journalist! Thank you, Stephen and Thank you, CBC!!!
Amazing work by Stephen Quinn

2018-09-27

Lesliemedia.com

If you want to be ready for every asinine conversation about the Lower Mainland Real Estate situation with knowledge and facts; this is the Podcast for you. A lot of things that I learned and had speculated about before were pretty shocking to learn.
Very well done

2018-10-11

susie della

Just listened to Episode One. So well done. I am going to recommend to my friends.
rararaul81

2018-07-30

rararaul81

Uses the current housing crisis to apply a new and informative lens on Vancouver's History and future. Would love to hear more.

CBC Vancouver journalist Stephen Quinn’s love letter/Dear John letter to the city he once adored. Sold lays bare the anguish and the impact of the housing crisis as it threatens to rip the city apart. Stephen explores the role foreign investment plays in all of this and whether we have a hope of solving it. Relationship Status: It’s complicated.