Vancouver real estate
Household debt, sky-high home prices remain Canada’s top vulnerabilities: BoC
The central bank said in a report released Thursday that although household credit growth has slowed, indebtedness remains high. Continue reading
The extra cost to build a Vancouver detached home is $644,000. It’s half that elsewhere: report
By Jesse Ferreras Online Journalist
And it costs less than half that amount in any other metropolitan area, the study showed. Continue reading
Vancouver luxury home value softens while apartment value continues to rise, says report
Luxury home prices could begin to slide by next year, says Royal LePage. Continue reading
Protesters gather in Vancouver to bash ‘predatory’ school tax on $3M homes
“It’s not just happening to people with $3 million homes, it’s going to happen to all of the other ones as well. A tax grab is a tax grab,” said one speaker. Continue reading
Jon McComb: A public inquiry is the antidote to Canada’s money-laundering problem
The rot has set in, and the only solution is to expose the whole system to sunlight, writes Jon McComb. Continue reading
Vancouver and Victoria incomes are going up. Just not as fast as home prices: data
By Jesse Ferreras Online Journalist
Vancouver renter incomes grew faster in that of homeowners, and that’s concerning, says one economics professor. Continue reading
Vancouver home sales fell twice as fast as a bank thought they would after BC NDP’s new taxes
By Jesse Ferreras Online Journalist
Prices dropped too. But a bank noted that they held up “relatively well.” Continue reading
Chinese site to start marketing new Vancouver condos to millions of potential foreign buyers
By Jesse Ferreras Online Journalist
Canadian real estate is particularly attractive for this site. Continue reading
For $7M, you can own this fixer-upper home in Vancouver’s West End
The listing admits the home needs “a little TLC,” but promotes the potential for a laneway house to be built in the rear of the property. Continue reading
B.C.’s new taxes on $3M homes could lean hard on Vancouver’s west side, maps show
By Jesse Ferreras Online Journalist
They could also help to bring in nearly $500 million in revenue, much of it going to schools. Continue reading
