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BIV podcast (episode 25): The PNE likes Angry Birds, Realtors hate foreign-buyers' tax

The annual PNE brings in an intriguing live Angry Birds exhibit this year and is planning an earlier run for the fair next year in pursuit of historically better weather.
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The annual PNE brings in an intriguing live Angry Birds exhibit this year and is planning an earlier run for the fair next year in pursuit of historically better weather.

Meanwhile, the foreign buyers’ tax continues to cause concern for the real estate industry which feels it was blindsided by the provincial government’s abrupt change in policy.

Will the tax have a real effect on wealthy millionaire buyers, or could one of the unintended consequences be inhibiting working and professional class immigrants from settling in municipalities like Surrey?

Tyler Orton returns from holiday to discuss all this and more with co-hosts Patrick Blennerhassett and Hayley Woodin.