The sizzling Lower Mainland real estate market is a hot topic of conversation around the water cooler these days.
With the local housing market getting more and more out of reach for first-time buyers who can’t keep up with the cost of living here, many are wondering if one or more levels of government should step in and create measures — increased taxation, for example — to deter one activity that drives the prices up: the “house flip,” which is often done on the North Shore by offshore investors.
