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Bubble talk just hot air, condo guru says

May. 18, 2012 | Filed under: Daily Media Summary, Local News

Tsur Somerville, director of the centre for urban economics and real estate at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, said he also doesn’t believe there’s a real estate bubble in Metro Vancouver, largely because there’s not an explosion in housing starts. Somerville said while the affordability numbers have been skewed by the higher end parts of [...]

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Vancouver business experts see potential upside to Facebook

May. 18, 2012 | Filed under: Daily Media Summary, Local News

Facebook has launched an initial public offering that has unleashed an almost hysterical frenzy. Facebook’s business model is based on mkaing money on advertising, giving users a free service in exchange for their personal information, habits and other data that is important to marketers. “They offer the opportunity to target demographics specifically,” said UBC Sauder [...]

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