Category Archives: My Blog

It seems that investors in the small property market are slowing down a bit after their buying spree in 2012. This past March saw HELOC growth subside drastically, according to Equifax’s latest Consumer Credit Trends Report. That report, released this … Continue reading →

This past March was a bit of a disappointment as far as existing home sales across Canada. Compared to March of 2012, figures saw a 15.3 percent decrease. On the other hand, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association or … Continue reading →

Jim Flaherty, Canada’s Finance Minister has been criticized for recent interventions into the private mortgage industry. He notes that the counselling he’s been giving to banks like Manulife and BMO were done because of concern for the consumers. BMO was … Continue reading →

You may just get lucky and list your Vancouver property and have it sell within days and at a substantial profit. Then again you may have to wait awhile. The spring selling season is here and so far in British … Continue reading →

TD Economics just released its latest report on the Canadian housing market this past week. The good news is that a crash is unlikely within the next decade. The not so good but not really that bad news is that … Continue reading →

The first time home buyer may play a big role in making this spring’s real estate sales season a success. With rents going up and rentals being harder to find overall, more Canadians are considering the leap to home ownership. … Continue reading →

There has been much talk about housing prices recently. About the only thing everything can agree on is that they disagree. Opinions aside, the fact is that Vancouver homeowners are not at all ecstatic about the possibility of their properties … Continue reading →

The Fitch agency released a report this past Monday stating that housing prices in Canada may be inflated by as much as 20 percent. One of the largest rating agencies, on a global scale, did also note that it does … Continue reading →

Tenants are becoming more vocal about the way rents have skyrocketed in many parts of Canada. With pocketbooks uncomfortably squeezed, some are turning to city halls, requesting that some form of rent control be initiated. Some city fathers are indeed … Continue reading →

The Teranet National Bank report for this past January shows that average housing prices across Canada came in at a 0.3 percent decrease compared to December of 2012. For the fifth month in a row this has been the trend, … Continue reading →