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Monday, May 19, 2025

More than 2,000 condos sitting empty in Metro Vancouver amid housing crisis

 https://globalnews.ca/news/11186814/condos-empty-metro-vancouver-housing-crisis/

https://globalnews.ca/news/11183341/summer-real-estate-market-outlook/

Posted by JF at 11:59 PM
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