No wonder buyers are confused...
Posted on Oct 26, 2016
The real estate market is like any other market. Sure it's fuelled by need, a change in the exigencies of life and a desire to own one's own castle.
It's also driven or slowed by uncertainty and emotion. Vancouver still presents as beautiful, safe place to live with wonderful amenities. There is still a shortage of developable land; remember we are...
Grouse Mountain to be sold...
Posted on Oct 08, 2016
Ottawa to close tax loophole amid reports of abuse of home ownership rules
Posted on Oct 03, 2016
The Globe and Mail is reporting that Ottawa is preparing to close a tax loophole that's been used by foreign buyers in overheated housing markets such as Vancouver and Toronto.
The Globe says the Trudeau government plans to tackle apparent abuse of a long-standing exemption that allows non-residents to buy homes and later claim a tax exemption on th...
The foreign buyer issue is a misdirect; we must loosen housing supply
Posted on Sep 30, 2016
Finally, the counterpunch to the suggestion that foreign buyers have over-hyped Vancouver's housing market https://bit.ly/2dehUQ8
Foreign-buyers tax too little, too late, Vancouver mayor says
Posted on Sep 30, 2016
Billionaire: Chinese real estate is 'biggest bubble in history'
Posted on Sep 29, 2016
