Summer sees home listing supply decline across Metro Vancouver (via REBGV)
While home buyers have remained active in Metro Vancouver* throughout the summer, the supply of homes for sale has declined steadily since June. The Real Estate …
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Federal politicians drop major housing reforms in a bid to secure your vote (via Daily Hive)
Politicians of all stripes are making major promises to curb Canada’s out-of-control housing market, in an attempt to lock down your vote in the ongoing federal …
Housing scarcity won’t be fixed by expecting seniors to downsize (via The Globe & Mail)
Cities need to give up on the myth that seniors are going to naturally transition out of their houses, because the reverse trend is happening, experts …
Vancouver…sales of detached homes tumble in sign of COVID-19-driven mania “finally reversing” (via The Straight)
Real estate boards in the Lower Mainland are expected to release their latest monthly reports soon. By all indications, markets marked another slowdown in July 2021. …
Port Coquitlam Fall Programs
With COVID-19 restrictions lifting, Port Coquitlam residents will be able to take advantage of increased opportunities for recreation, sport, fitness, and arts programming this fall. Many …
Metro Vancouver’s sets a steady, calmer pace to begin the summer market season (via REBGV)
While still elevated, home sale and listing activity inMetro Vancouver* has eased back from the record-setting pace seen in March and April of this year. The …
“Tempered” Vancouver-area real estate market is down — but far from out (via Vancouver Sun)
The Lower Mainland could see more than 4,000 properties sold for the month of June. That’s a solid performance by most metrics, but if you look …
Sales & listings still strong in Vancouver, but slight cooling noted in May (via CTV News)
VANCOUVER — The super-heated housing market in Metro Vancouver cooled slightly in May but the Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board says sales still remained active. A …
New mortgage stress test rules are coming June 1 (via Global News)
The country’s federal banking regulator is tightening rules on mortgage stress tests for homebuyers with uninsured mortgages starting June 1. The minimum qualifying rate for uninsured …
Low interest rates & demand for more space pushed housing market to extraordinary heights (via Financial Post)
There’s still time to get in on this hot market. ust when you thought it couldn’t go any higher, there it goes again. Despite a pandemic, …