In a relatively cool summer so far, talks about cooling the housing market even more are not unusual. Many still think Canadian real estate market is very, very hot and needs chilling down. If that happens indeed, and when it…
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Montreal: Housing falling off the cliff?
by Vasko DeLev • • 1 Comment
If anyone is talking about inflated home prices, Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary are the names of the cities thrown around. A few days ago, however, Ben Rabidoux published a report on the health of the Canadian housing market and unveils…
Condo: Is it your cup of tea?
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Twenty years ago condos did not have the same appeal as they have now. Modern design and sleek marketing campaigns are pushing condos these days as the ultimate choice for young professionals and retired couples. After all, there is certain…
Sell Canada, Buy Japan
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Everyone is an expert these days. Just mention “housing” and you will hear all kinds of forecasts and wild prognosis. It will go up, it will go down, it will stay flat… You will hear countless of variations. There are,…
Canadian real estate market will NOT crash
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Not many Canadians actually fear a real estate crash these days, but commentaries in the media constantly repeat warnings of this banker or that analyst. The truth is … the new rules, imposed by the government, make it more difficult…
BC government throws in a lifeline
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Will the new home buyer’s incentives save the housing market? The newly released 2012 budget for the B.C. government contains a sort of a lifeline thrown to real estate market in Vancouver. Aside from all the “bubble talk” the government…
Canadian housing: “More like a balloon than a bubble”
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Should you listen to Sherry Cooper? When BMO released their housing report at the end of January, the media was quick to grab selected quotes and try to calm down the nation that no housing bubble is to be found…
Reflecting on 2011
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It was a successful one The last days of 2011 are already ticking away. We usually look ahead expect better things next year. But before delving into the future, I want to look back. Hey, it was a fantastic year…
Global Property View
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Canada, Belgium, Sweden – What do they have in common? The Economist has just updated their interactive tool tracking property values on a global scale. The update includes fresh data from the 3rd quarter of 2011. One can visually see …
Bidding wars: Makes no sense…
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$1,900.000 . . . $2,600,000 . . . asking only $3,500,000 There are certain things that just don’t make sense. As Adam Button reports, a 3700 sq ft home in Vancouver was listed in April this year for $1.9 million,…