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  1. Rank High to be Found Online

    Search engine optimization can help purchase-ready customers find your website Chris Johnstoneother A 2015 study by Accenture found that 23 percent of U.S. consumers who applied for a mortgage in the previous year did so through the internet. These are local customers who researched rates and products, and decided which mortgage company or specific loan […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    08-09-2016
    Technology Related Articles

  2. Strong housing making Vancouverites millionaires – in theory

    Ephraim VecinaCanadian Real Estate Wealth In the latest edition of its WealthScapes analysis, marketing services firm Environics Analytics noted that Vancouver has become the first “city of millionaires” in Canada thanks to the vibrant engine of a red-hot real estate market. The study revealed that Vancouver’s average household net worth reached $1,036,202 over the past […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    07-09-2016
    Real Estate Related

  3. Investor responds to criticism about popular housing investment type

    Justin da RosaCanadian Real Estate Wealth Following an investigation that argued rent-to-own deals are risky for tenants, one expert in that space responds. “ … these rent-to-own agreements reside in a gray area of the law, the New York Times wrote in its report, entitled Rent-to-Own Homes: A Win-Win for Landlords, a Risk for Struggling […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    07-09-2016
    Real Estate Related

  4. Canadians starting to get anxious about housing sector?s stability ? poll

    Ephraim VecinaREP The end-of-August results of the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index revealed that Canadian consumers are apparently starting to become nervous about the fundamental stability of the country’s housing markets. In last week’s release of the poll results, Bloomberg said that worries of a decline in housing prices increased among respondents, spiking up from […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    07-09-2016
    Real Estate Related

  5. Potential regulation for Airbnb rentals

    Justin da RosaREP Two major GTA cities may crack down on this popular investment option. “I think the city has the right to regulate land use, and those type of zoning bylaws are in place especially to make sure that everyone is aware that when you purchase a property, this is what you get to […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    07-09-2016
    Real Estate Related

  6. Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement

    BCREAother The Bank of Canada announced this morning that it is holding its target for the overnight interest rate at 0.5 per cent. In the press release accompanying the decision, the Bank noted that weaker than expected growth in the global economy, and in particular in the US economy, has hurt Canadian exports and business […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    07-09-2016
    Real Estate Related

  7. Bank of Canada makes rate announcement

    Target rate held at ?% on Wednesday Justin da RosaCanadian Real Estate Wealth   The Bank of Canada held the target for the overnight rate at ½% Wednesday. Canada’s economy shrank in Q2, according to the BoC; however it’s still predicting a bounce back by the end of the year. “Second-quarter GDP was pulled down […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    07-09-2016
    Real Estate Related

  8. Vancouver?s August sales plunge to 4-year record low

    Lower prices in Vancouver could hurt major banks Ephraim Vecina Mortgage Broker News In its latest set of data released on September 2, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver announced that August sales in the city have plummeted to a four-year low, right as B.C.’s housing market was grappling with the newly implemented 15 […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    06-09-2016
    Real Estate Related

  9. Vancouver sales return to ?historical normal? levels

    August was hit hard with low home sales Steve RandallREP Vancouver home sales took a tumble in August to become “more historically normal” levels of activity. Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board reported sales of 2,489 homes in the month, down 26 per cent from a year earlier and down 22.8 per cent from July 2016. […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    06-09-2016
    Real Estate Related

  10. Metro home sales slide in August as prices climb

    Is Vancouver’s housing market losing its sizzle? Some facts on August home sales Canadian Press The Province Some facts on home sale figures for August released Friday by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, the first month of data available since the B.C. government brought in a tax on foreign buyers: SALES DOWN, PRICES […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    03-09-2016
    Real Estate Related

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