Unreal Estate

• Owning home becoming pipedream for many house-hunters in Toronto, Vancouver

  In Toronto, home ownership costs - including mortgage payments, utilities and property taxes - for a single detached home were 71.4 per cent of the median household income.

  Consumer

  Jun 9, 2016
  
• Ottawa needs to cool down Toronto, Vancouver real estate markets, OECD urges

  The OECD says in a report issued today that the possibility of a housing market correction, particularly in Toronto and Vancouver, could threaten the country's financial stability.

  Consumer

  Jun 1, 2016
  
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• In Toronto, Vancouver, foreign ownership of new condos jumped in 2015

  A report from the federal housing agency suggests that foreign buyers are more interested in snatching up newer condos in Toronto and Vancouver than older ones.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2016
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• Low- and middle-income families vanish as urban neighbourhoods gentrify

  The incredible inaccessibility of home ownership because of gentrification.

  Economy

  Mar 18, 2016
• B.C., Ontario housing markets stay ‘flaming hot’ as rest of Canada cools

  Housing markets in B.C.’s Lower Mainland as well as in Southern Ontario continue to post substantial jumps in average prices, new data shows, as worries persist about a potential bubble.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2016
• Hiring a home inspector? Here are 6 things to remember

  As the spring real estate season heats up, here are six things to remember when hiring a home inspector.

  Consumer

  Mar 15, 2016
• 4 dos and don’ts of buying your first home

  It will be the biggest purchase of your life. Here are some important tips to make the first-time homebuying process as painless as possible.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2016
• Infographic: To buy or not to buy? That is the question

  Should you rent or should you buy? There are a lot of factors to consider when tackling this question. Affordability, of course, is one of the biggest.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2016
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• 33 offers spur bidding war on West Vancouver home

  It's no secret that the Lower Mainland's housing market is red hot. So when a modest property in West Vancouver hit the market recently for $1.5 million, no one batted an eye. But it's the number of offers that the 3,000 square foot home received that's raising eyebrows.

  Sep 23, 2014