Regulatory Changes That Impact the Vancouver Real Estate Market
February 3, 2017
The Vancouver real estate market obviously does not operate in a vacuum. There are countless rules, regulations, laws and bylaws that influence our market place. In the past year or so, there have been significant changes to the regulatory environment […]
Vancouver’s Current Real Estate Market in a Historical Context
November 15, 2016
Wading through the vast quantities of information available on the Vancouver real estate market can be confusing as well as daunting. In our opinion, much of that information fails to provide a long-term perspective instead focusing primarily on monthly fluctuations […]
The 2016 BC Budget and It’s Impact on Vancouver Real Estate
February 17, 2016
On February 16th the provincial government tabled it’s 2016 budget. As expected, there were some attempts to address the housing market in that budget. Specifically: No PTT on new construction priced under $750,000 Applies only to Canadian citizens or permanent […]
Will the New Mortgage Rules Slow Down Vancouver’s Market?
January 16, 2016
The federal government recently announced that it was introducing mortgage changes that will increase downpayment requirements (on properties priced over $500,000). In our opinion, this measure will not cool the Vancouver real estate market…but it may have some unintended consequences. […]
Your Vancouver Property Tax Assessment Options Explained
January 12, 2016
If you own a home in BC, you’ll have received your BC Assessment notice this week. And, if you own a piece of Vancouver real estate, you might be a little bit (or a lot) shocked at the spike in […]