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  1. NAFTA negotiations highlight looming crisis for homeowners

    B-20 under review in light of NAFTA Neil SharmaREP Interest rates have been expected to rise all year, but ongoing negotiations for a new North American Free Trade Agreement have quashed the latest planned hikes. “The Bank of Canada indicated that if there were another increase of the interest rate and then there was a […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 18-09-2018
    Real Estate Related

  2. Almost all GTA residents want zoning review, more new homes

    Toronto residents want affordable housing Steve RandallCanadian Real Estate Wealth Residents in the Greater Toronto Area want more new homes and a review of zoning rules to help ease housing affordability. A survey has revealed that 87% of respondents said building more homes was important to addressing affordability, this view is strongest in the 416. […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 18-09-2018
    Real Estate Related

  3. How Much Income Is Required To Buy A Home?

    How Much Money Do You Need to Buy a House? John Charbonneauother Very interesting map. It takes the average home price by area, and assumes a purchase price with 20% down and calculates the approximate home income required to qualify for the mortgage. For example in Richmond the average home price is $1,669,900 and the […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 18-09-2018
    Real Estate Related

  4. TREB to make GTA home sales data available this week

    TREB to activate a password protected feed for sales data REP The Toronto Real Estate Board says it is still reviewing a handful of issues associated with releasing Greater Toronto Area sales data, but it will make a password-protected feed with the numbers available to realtors by tomorrow (September 18). In an email to members […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 17-09-2018
    Real Estate Related

  5. Growth, density lead the debate in most council races in Metro Vancouver

    Plan to open up more of city to medium density creates storm Dan Fumano The Province As next month’s municipal elections draw closer, debates around development are a common theme throughout Metro Vancouver. But the nature of the debate varies by municipality, as each faces its own unique challenges. On the North Shore, the focus […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 15-09-2018
    Real Estate Related

  6. Growth, density lead the debate in most council races in Metro Vancouver – Part 2

    Metro Vancouver needs to accommodate tens of thousands of added residents every year. How to do it has become a popular election issue Dan Fumano The Province North Vancouver Between 2011 and 2016, the population of the North Shore — West Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver — increased […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 15-09-2018
    Real Estate Related

  7. Growth, density lead the debate in most council races in Metro Vancouver

    Plan to open up more of city to medium density creates storm Dan Fumano The Province

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 15-09-2018
    Real Estate Related

  8. Why Realtors are flocking to Toronto’s luxury residential real estate market

    IN FOCUS: How to choose which brokerage to work with REP Toronto has become one of the most dynamic luxury real estate markets in the world. With tens of thousands of people moving to the GTA each year, Toronto is consistently ranked by numerous sources as one of the top ten best cities in the […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 13-09-2018
    Real Estate Related

  9. Canada among world’s four riskiest housing markets

    Housing market dangers are a threat to economic activity Michael Heath Mortgage Broker News Housing market dangers are “especially acute” in Australia, Hong Kong, Canada and Sweden, Oxford Economics said, noting this has historically posed a threat to economic activity. “In all four, valuations are very elevated, there has been a lengthy housing boom, debt […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 13-09-2018
    Real Estate Related

  10. Canadians can’t afford NOT to buy study suggests

    Ownership costs less than renting Steve RandallCanadian Real Estate Wealth Rising rents is making homeownership the affordable alternative according to a new report. In a comparison of expected costs by those intending to rent and those who chose to own, Mortgage Professionals Canada’s chief economist Will Dunning concludes that ownership costs less than renting today […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    on 13-09-2018
    Real Estate Related
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