Home listings continue to increase across all housing categories in the Metro Vancouver housing market while home buyer activity remains below historical averages. […]
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In 2018, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) looked at the debt-to-income of people around the country and found that Vancouverites owe much more […]
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Alternative lenders are thriving in the wake of the mortgage stress test so much so that, in early January, news reports claimed that […]
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Home sales in Metro Vancouver plummeted to their lowest level in nearly two decades last year and the average home price moved lower […]
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Although the BC government introduced an artificial rental cap at 2.5% for 2019, BC landlords will be increasing rents in 2019 as strong […]
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As expected, the BC government’s speculation and vacancy tax passed in the legislature on November 22, 2018. The politically controversial yet publicly supported tax […]
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According to the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA), housing sales will plunge 23% this year and the projected 2019 recovery will be led by […]
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Vacancy control is a form of rent control that is linked to a unit rather than a tenant – meaning that a landlord […]
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1. Vancouver real estate will remain extremely desirable for landed immigrants Let’s face it; everyone wants to live in Vancouver. Scenically, Vancouver is […]
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You’ve been pre-approved for a mortgage to secure your mortgage financing; you’ve got a fantastic rate, you’ve had your offer accepted on your […]
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