In percentage terms, rapidly escalating mortgage rates haven’t tended to impact prices as negatively in Metro Vancouver as…
Province to speed up its own building approvals and permits processes
The province is promising to speed up the building approval and permitting process by creating a new cross-ministry…
How past recessions have impacted B.C.’s housing market
As the Bank of Canada prepares to announce what is anticipated to be its eighth consecutive rate hike…
Some B.C. stratas bypassing new rental legislation by converting to 55 plus
Some strata corporations are taking advantage of a loophole in the new law prohibiting rental bans by converting to seniors only or 55-plus buildings.
Video – December 2022 Market Insights
Looking ahead to 2023, the consensus among most economists and professional forecasters is that the Bank of Canada…
B.C.’s cooling-off period and it’s issues.
B.C. has implemented a mandatory three-day cooling-off period for homebuyers to allow additional time for due diligence on…
Rising mortgage rates brought uncertainty and caution to Metro Vancouver’s housing market in 2022
After seeing record sales and prices during the pandemic, Metro Vancouver’s housing market experienced a year of caution in…
New Year, New Rules
New rules for the real estate market in Vancouver BC have been introduced as of January 1st. The…
Happy New Year 2023
Happy New Year to all my friends, family and clients! As we begin the first day of 2023,…