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Provincial Housing Market Showing Signs of Recovery Heading into Spring
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Concord Pacific provides $110 million and affordable housing sites in False Creek North
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Housing Market Faces a Challenging 2023 Before Posting a Strong Recovery in 2024
“A slowing economy and still elevated mortgage rates are expected to keep housing activity lower than normal through…
Home prices to see slight increases in 2023
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How past recessions have impacted B.C.’s housing market
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Some B.C. stratas bypassing new rental legislation by converting to 55 plus
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Video – December 2022 Market Insights
Looking ahead to 2023, the consensus among most economists and professional forecasters is that the Bank of Canada…