Financial fault lines: The earthquake risk of Vancouver’s condo boom

Driven by rising demand for condos amid soaring home prices, a new wave of costly – and often architecturally beautiful – high-rises is transforming the Vancouver skyline. But engineers say what some condo owners can’t see could potentially cost them more than they expected. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/vancouver/financial-fault-lines-the-earthquake-risk-of-vancouvers-condo-boom/article31354381