December 14th, 2018
These days, most people will do anything to avoid crowded shopping centers and aggressive parking lot driving. We’re comfortable ordering many big-ticket items online, including king-size mattresses and brand name … [read more]
December 14th, 2018
There was a slight increase in Canadian housing starts in November, the second month of strong activity for the homebuilding sector. But according to economists, the solid performance could hit … [read more]
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December 14th, 2018
After two years of holding court at the top of global price rankings, the Canadian housing market took another price tumble last quarter. While the country’s housing market held fourth … [read more]
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December 14th, 2018
Vancouver, BC – December 14, 2018. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 5,179 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) … [read more]
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December 13th, 2018
Moving into a smaller space often means making the decision to live with (a lot) less. Here’s how to ease the transition from big to small before moving day. A … [read more]
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December 13th, 2018
The southwestern British Columbian market continues to feel the impact of a markedly lower level of demand, according to the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. “Lessening demand continues to impact … [read more]
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December 13th, 2018
For months, industry experts have written about how higher interest rates will affect the Canadian housing market in 2019. But according to one economist, they might not be such a … [read more]
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December 12th, 2018
BC homeowners will see overall “signs of moderation” in their upcoming property assessments, with some parts of the province seeing declines and others considerable increases, according to BC Assessment. The … [read more]
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December 12th, 2018
New home prices won’t collapse next year, nor will they begin surging again, predicts a market observer with about 30 years of experience in the industry. “I certainly think prices … [read more]
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December 12th, 2018
2018 began with a steep nationwide drop in housing activity. Stricter mortgage qualification rules pushed buyers to the sidelines, as year-over-year double-digit sales decreases became the norm. Of course, some … [read more]
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December 12th, 2018
In November the Teranet–National Bank National Composite House Price IndexTM was down 0.3% from the previous month.[1] A November decline is not the norm – this was only the fourth … [read more]
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December 11th, 2018
The condominium market in the UnitedStates is on an upward trend, with market gains concentrated in the South,which is home to more than 40 percent of the total condo market. … [read more]
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December 11th, 2018
Three percent of residential property sales in Metro Vancouver during October involved a foreign buyer, updated figures released by the BC government suggest. The share of foreign buyers active in … [read more]
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December 11th, 2018
As Metro Vancouver developers pressed on with more new residential project launches, demand for homes on the resale market stayed stuck below historically normal levels in November. A total of … [read more]
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December 10th, 2018
Would-be investors who remain wary of the Canadian real estate market’s price growth should take a measure of comfort in the results of a new study conducted by Chartered Professional … [read more]
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December 10th, 2018
Three interest rate hikes in 2019 — that’s what economists have been predicting for months, as part of the Bank of Canada’s ongoing strategy to keep the country’s inflation levels … [read more]
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December 10th, 2018
November home sales across Metro Vancouver were 34.7% below the 10-year average for the month, according to new Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver data released December 4. A total … [read more]
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December 9th, 2018
Congratulations on your new home! You survived the paperwork. You got all of your belongings moved in and everything unpacked. You even got a lawnmower, some power tools and a … [read more]
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December 8th, 2018
A garage is just as important as any other area of the house. The reason is that it provides your vehicle a nice shelter from the elements. Aside from that, … [read more]
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December 8th, 2018
2018’s headlines were dominated by a new mortgage stress test, stricter foreign buyer taxes for two major markets and the ongoing effects of dipping oil prices, all of which took … [read more]
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December 7th, 2018
Commercial real estate sales in the Lower Mainland declined in the third quarter (Q3) of 2018 compared to the elevated activity experienced in recent years. There were 565 commercial real … [read more]
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December 7th, 2018
To get a handle on how detached home values in Vancouver have evolved since 2016, the year the province started taxing foreign buyers, Glacier Media analyzed median prices — and … [read more]
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