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Canadian housing market hits $508,097 average price in April as sales rise to record
Canadian housing market hits $508,097 average price in April as sales rise to record Average Canadian house price up 13% in April, but wide regional variances remain Canada’s housing market hit new all-time records both for the average price and the number of homes sold in April. (Associated Press) Canada’s housing market continues to set […]
The “Unequivocally” Divided States Of Canadian Consumers
The “Unequivocally” Divided States Of Canadian Consumers Canada has never been more divided. With Vancouver being taken over by the rich Chinese, and Calgary nearing depression, roles have been dramatically reversed across Canadian provinces as spending in non-energy-producing regions hits a record high relative spending in those dependent on oil… Home prices show the divide between Canada’s […]
House affordability improving in some parts of Canada, National Bank says
House affordability improving in some parts of Canada, National Bank says Mortgage rates probably won’t be dramatically changed by the Bank of Canada’s benchmark overnight rate, economists say. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press) Amid the continuing escalation in housing prices in the Vancouver and Toronto areas, there are some places in Canada where home affordability is improving, […]
Vancouver, Toronto home buyers not ‘reckless,’ just numerous
Vancouver, Toronto home buyers not ‘reckless,’ just numerous National Bank economist says household formation, not speculation, is driving up prices National Bank economist says even Vancouver apartments may not be overvalued by world standards. (Canadian Press) First-time buyers looking to take the home-ownership plunge in Vancouver and Toronto, Canada’s two hottest markets, are far from […]
Chinese Take Over Canada’s Real Estate Market, Buy One-Third Of All Vancouver Homes Sold In 2015
Chinese Take Over Canada’s Real Estate Market, Buy One-Third Of All Vancouver Homes Sold In 2015 “Housing in Vancouver is insane — it was insane when I left and it’s more insane now.” That’s from 33-year-old Kevin Oke, co-founder of LlamaZoo Interactive who left Vancouver for Victoria two years ago because he couldn’t afford to buy a […]
Naomi Klein: ‘We Face a Series of Radical Options’
Naomi Klein: ‘We Face a Series of Radical Options’ An exclusive Tyee preview of Klein’s sold-out climate talk in Vancouver. Naomi Klein: ‘Steady as she goes’ is not an option. For anyone with even a passing knowledge of climate change, Naomi Klein needs no introduction. Her 2014 bestseller This Changes Everything was described as “the most momentous […]
The Vacant Condos in Vancouver
The Vacant Condos in Vancouver Suddenly lurking in the shadow inventory. The magnificent housing bubble in Canada has been stumbling recently, propped up largely by the two largest cities, Toronto and Vancouver. Home prices declined 0.1% in January from a month earlier, the second month in a row of declines, according to the Teranet-National Bank […]
New mortgage rule might ‘temper’ hot markets, but not for long
New mortgage rule might ‘temper’ hot markets, but not for long Starting Feb. 15, mortgage insurers require 10% down payment on portion of mortgages above $500K Vancouver and Toronto saw real estate prices, particularly for detached and semi-detached home, continue to rise last year. Most other markets saw only modest increases, or even decreases in […]
Vancouver Real Estate Goes Full-Retard; Average Home Price Now $1.8 Million
Vancouver Real Estate Goes Full-Retard; Average Home Price Now $1.8 Million Last week we identified a “bargain” in Canadian real estate. As you might recall, the Canadian economy is in a bit of a tailspin, and that goes double for the country’s dying oil patch. Indeed, we’ve documented Alberta’s painful experience with slumping crude exhaustively, noting that […]
Average Canadian house price up another 12% to $454,342
Average Canadian house price up another 12% to $454,342 But if B.C. and Ontario are stripped out, average house price declined by 2.2% last year Hot markets in Toronto and Vancouver are skewing the national average price of a Canadian home higher, CREA says. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg) The average price of a Canadian home increased by […]
B.C. property assessments spike up to 30% in Vancouver
B.C. property assessments spike up to 30% in Vancouver The home of Lululemon founder Chip Wilson was the highest-valued residential property in the province Chip Wilson, founder of Lululemon yoga wear, has the home valued as the most expensive in B.C. by authorities. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press) Property assessment notices have been mailed to homeowners in […]
Tim Flannery: ‘The Next Decade Is Going to Be Really Tough’
Tim Flannery: ‘The Next Decade Is Going to Be Really Tough’ A brutally honest conversation with the world-leading climate thinker, who speaks in Vancouver Oct. 14. Tim Flannery didn’t become one of the world’s most influential climate thinkers by sugar-coating the truth. “If humans pursue a business-as-usual course for the first half of this century,” […]
Foreign buyers driving demand for luxury homes, Sotheby’s says
Foreign buyers driving demand for luxury homes, Sotheby’s says Luxury housing segment ($4M+) is hotter than the overall market in Vancouver, Toronto International demand is expected to keep driving luxury real estate sales in Canadian cities for the rest of the year, according to a report from Sotheby’s International Realty. A faltering Chinese economy and […]
Recession Risk Mounting For Canada
Recession Risk Mounting For Canada The latest economic data from Canada shows that it is inching towards recession, after its economy posted its fifth straight month of contraction. Statistics Canada revealed on July 31 that the Canadian economy shrank by 0.2 percent on an annualized basis in May, perhaps pushing the country over the edge into recessionary […]
