Vancouver realtor's controversial ad

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Vancouver realtor hits affordability nerve with self-promoting downtown billboard

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Vancouver realtor Ian Watt put himself on a billboard to raise his profile.

Watt posted an image of the ad on his Instagram account on October 28 but the online anger didn’t take off until Nov. 29 .

Watt says he has received “threatening” messages from people who commented on the ad.

Watt said the inspiration for the ad came months ago , when “some lunatic came into my open house and yelled at me that I’m the problem why real estate is unaffordable.”.

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Neutral language

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informal

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English

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful