You are cherry picking stats that are misleading and your "who knows?" implying that the foreign buyers are Americans or from the UK is laughable.  The vast majority of foreign buyers in Vancouver are NOT FROM THE US OR THE UK.  Vancouver's immigration profile, contrary to what you suggest, does not mirror the  Canada-level.  That is what you are essentially claiming.  The vast majority of immigrants to BC and specifically metro Vancouver are Chinese and South Asian.  Foreign buyers are also not immigrants. They have no immigration status in Canada. They originate from China and they are Chinese citizens.  Hence the term "foreign buyers" or "foreign nationals".  If you don't know what those terms mean, you shouldn't be weighing in.