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Is that the sound of forumers heads exploding that I hear? So many threads this could go in but I'll drop it here.


Who’s going to move to Vancouver now?
Kerry Gold
Special to The Globe and Mail
Published December 5, 2025

Software engineer Afian Anwar was riding his bike across Vancouver’s Burrard Street Bridge about six months ago and saw the third high-rise under way for Senakw, an 11-tower housing project in Kitsilano.

His consulting company, Afi Labs, does 3-D mapping for Google Maps, so he decided to map out Senakw, to determine if it would block views of Vancouver’s famous mountains. Mr. Anwar had been using the technology during his research when buying a house to determine if his and his wife’s views would ever be blocked by development, if they purchased in Kitsilano Point, for example. He created a photorealistic 3-D map of Senakw to determine sightlines from anywhere in the city.

After all, he said, the primary reason for being in Vancouver is the beautiful setting of the city and its proximity to the mountains.

“That’s what people come to see,” said Mr. Anwar, who relocated to Vancouver from Singapore in 2017, drawn by a job. He stayed for the lifestyle, including skiing and biking. “These photos, of the sea, and the mountains, the snow-capped peaks – if you lose that, you’re just another mid-tier American city, to be honest.”...

....“I would love to have a family here one day. It’s a great environment for the kids. But it is very expensive, very unaffordable. Coming from Singapore, or people who come from Hong Kong or China, where it’s even more expensive to own a home, I think a lot of international people feel that prices are reasonable for what you get. But if you lived here in Vancouver, if you grew up here, you have seen this city change beyond belief, I feel.”..

... Economist David Williams co-authored a report last summer that showed B.C. is experiencing a record exodus out of the province, with many residents moving to Ontario and Alberta. There has been an interprovincial outflow of 70,000 people in the last year – the largest on record. Half of the migrants went to Alberta, attracted by lower taxes, high-paying jobs and more affordable housing. They are highly educated and economically motivated, according to the report, written by Mr. Williams and Jairo Yunis for the B.C. Business Council, based on Statistics Canada data....(bold mine)

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-est...e-whos-going-to-moving-to-vancouver-now/