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Foreign buyers are not what’s driving the Vancouver housing bubble, economist says
On economist says there was a 27% drop in home sales in July compared to the previous year.
Vancouver presales figures breaking records despite softening in real estate market
Presales of new condos in Vancouver have never been stronger, even as recent figures show a slump in real estate sales.
Strong housing making Vancouverites millionaires - in theory
WealthScapes a marketing service firm, Environics Analytics explains why Vancouver is becoming a city of millionaires.
Vancouver’s August sales plunge to 4-year record low
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver announced the stats for August.
Vancouver sales return to “historical normal” levels
August sales were down 26% from the same month last year.
Collapsing or cooling? Vancouver real estate market data's mixed messages
The real estate board says sales are down but prices are up. A real estate consultant says there is a rapid deflation of an overvalued market.
Vancouver searches plunge on Chinese real estate site
The Chinese language site juwai.com normally has 3,000 residential listings from BC. Last week there were only 300.
Number of home sales fall in Metro Vancouver after tax
According to Nancy Beaton, the president of SnapStats, preliminary numbers indicate that sales of single family detached homes have dropped by 47 to 54 per cent in Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby and Surrey.
Fifth Dimension - A comprehensive analysis of the multifamily real estate market in Metro Vancouver
Second quarter report on the real estate performance in Metro Vancouver.
Trump Tower impacted by 15 per cent Vancouver tax
The tax, in the long run, might not hurt the market going forward. It's the retroactive deals that are harmful.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS SYSTEMIC CHANGES
Elizabeth Murphy discusses the affordability problem for the city.
Airbnb offering $250 for new hosts in rental-squeezed Vancouver
Airbnb has 4,200 listings in the Vancouver area and wants more.
Too soon to judge tax on foreigners, B.C. says as house sales stall
The government is playing it cool towards the drop of single family homes in Metro Vancouver
MLS data shows major correction ongoing in most of Metro Vancouver
The average home price in Vancouver dropped by 24% in the last quarter.
BC Home Sales to Climb 10.4% in 2016 Despite Vancouver Slowdown: BCREA
Analysis of the 2016 real estate market to date.
House sales plunge on Vancouver's West Side
Sales are are down in Richmond and Vancouver as much as 71% over the same period last year.
Record BC Home Sale Forecast Despite Vancouver Slowdown
The latest BC Real Estate Association stats for real estate sales and listings for BC.
Risks present in Canada's hottest housing market, according to one agency
Vancouver's housing market is showing signs of cooling, which started before the foreign buyer's tax was implemented.
Royal Bank 'closely monitoring' housing markets in Vancouver, Toronto
The short supply of single family homes and the strong demand is fueling the rapid increase in house prices in Toronto and Vancouver.
Vancouver tax leaves housing market vulnerable says Fitch
The Report suggests adverse conditions due to the foreigner buyer's tax.
Ravenswood 39289 Falcon Crescent Squamish 117 single family homes by Benchmark Homes
Squamish is a short commute to Vancouver and offers a lifestyle that is relaxed and peaceful.
Concord Pacific sues city over False Creek land development
Concord Pacific bought 200 acres of Expo 86 land in 1988 then gave the city a portion for social housing. Now the city is selling the land for commercial residences in a high rise.
Real-time sales numbers show a decline in 'average' Vancouver home prices
Zolo, a real estate brokerage firm has been monitoring home sales over the past year. They say that home prices are dropping in 'real time'.
Vancouver rents on track to jump 20% in 2016
Rents in 2014 and 2015 rose by 4.3%. Rents in 2016 rose 20%, due to the increase in house prices.
Vancouver to build 400 new affordable homes to stem housing 'crisis'
The City of Vancouver is going ahead with building rental housing on government owned land.
Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales volume down 1.3% in July
It appears that the Vancouver real estate market was slowing down before the foreign buyers tax took effect.
Chinese Envoy Challenges Vancouver Home Tax as Fallout Spreads
The foreign buyer's tax is affecting foreign students as well as Canadian sellers. Thousands of deals are in jeapardy and legal action is expected.
Vancouver real estate: Doubts about foreign-buyer tax leave Trudeau in bind
Attacks to contain Vancouver and Toronto rising real estate costs could trigger a decline in the rest of the economy. Prices have been rising at +10% a year, the Federal government feels that 15% isn't enough.
Ottawa in bind over new Vancouver tax
The fight over densification and sprawling suburbs is have a great effect on the real estate market and the plowing over farm land.
A number of sellers willing to sell below value
A debate is ongoing with the Vancouver Home Project where homeowners willing to sell below market value are paired with buyers, and the conventional way real estate is transacted.
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