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  1. Cure touted for Vancouver’s exorbitant land prices

    Zoning land for rental housing one way to regulate prices Linda GivetashCanadian Real Estate Wealth A proposal that would give cities in British Columbia the power to zone land for rental housing could moderate the price of affected properties, experts say. Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore, who led a committee on housing strategy for the […]

  2. Canadian homebuyers aren’t deterred by rising rates

    Buyers are not put off by rising interest rates, most are not taking recent mortgage regulation changes into account Steve RandallCanadian Real Estate Wealth The spring homebuying season is underway and the intentions of potential homebuyers remains strong. But a new report says that although buyers are not put off by rising interest rates, most […]

  3. Fewer foreign buyers in Coquitlam after property tax hike

    Numbers now negligible after blip in February real estate sales to foreign buyers other More foreign buyers jumped into the Coquitlam housing market in February in anticipation of the provincial government’s hike to property transfer taxes, government figures show. The provincial government has released details of real estate transactions and how much was paid in […]

  4. Mortgage growth has fallen to the lowest in nearly two decades

    Regulatory success Erik HertzbergREP Canada’s mortgage growth has fallen to the lowest in nearly two decades as interest rates rise and after new mortgage rules took effect at the start of the year. Total residential mortgage credit grew just 0.3 percent on average over the last three months, the slowest since 2001, Bank of Canada […]

  5. Hiked mortgage rates induce dread, but will Canadians prevail?

    The country?s biggest banks raising key borrowing rates Chris FournierCanadian Real Estate Wealth The indefatigable ability of Canadians to shoulder an ever increasing mountain of debt is being tested. The country’s biggest banks began raising key borrowing rates last week, just as the busy season for residential real estate gets underway. In addition, the mortgage […]

  6. Stats Can releases GDP numbers for February

    Statistics Canada said Tuesday real gross domestic product grew 0.4 per cent in February REP The Canadian economy, which contracted to start the year, bounced back in February, led by gains in the mining and oil and gas extraction sector. Statistics Canada said Tuesday real gross domestic product grew 0.4 per cent in February after […]

  7. Whistler’s housing prices in the detached and townhome categories have surpassed Vancouver’s, and the reason could be Vail Ski Resort’s Epic Pass

    Jet setters drive price escalation Neil SharmaMortgage Broker News Whistler’s benchmark housing prices in the detached and townhome categories have surpassed Vancouver’s, and the reason could be Vail Ski Resort’s Epic Pass. “They took over Whistler Blackcomb this past year, and of the things that did was open up a market for us that we […]

  8. CIBC hikes interest rate

    CIBC increases five-year fixed-rate mortgage rate Canadian Real Estate Wealth The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce says it will raise its five-year fixed-rate mortgage rate Tuesday by 15 basis points. Spokesman Tom Wallis says in an email that the rate will change from 4.99 per cent to 5.14 per cent. Wallis says seven-year and 10-year […]