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Absurd Property of the Week: Vancouver vs. Alberta

Melissa Carr | Posted 06.09.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Melissa Carr

People live in lots of other cities in our country and for many different reasons. Yes, Vancouver is beautiful. Yes, we have a mild climate. Yes, our quality of life here is amazing! However we also have tons of rain, an out-of-control cost of living and -- absurd property prices. Anyway, I digress. I'm on the last leg of my cross-Canada tour. Today we'll have a look at what your Canuck bucks will fetch you in Alberta.

Absurd Property of the Week: Vancouver vs. Saskatchewan

Melissa Carr | Posted 05.31.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Melissa Carr

We're on to the flatlands of Saskatchewan this week. I thought instead of picking a price point, I'd have a look at what an average home costs in Regina.

Absurd Vancouver Property: Vancouver vs. Halifax

Melissa Carr | Posted 04.23.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Melissa Carr

Last week we had a look at what around $800K could buy you in Vancouver vs. PEI. This week we're headed to Nova Scotia, with a budget of just under $2 million.

Absurd Vancouver Property Of The Week

Melissa Carr | Posted 06.12.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Melissa Carr

Last week we compared what your money would buy you in Vancouver vs. Newfoundland. This week, we are looking on Prince Edward Island.

Absurd Vancouver Property: What $1.6 Million Can Buy

Melissa Carr | Posted 06.05.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Melissa Carr

Over the next few weeks in my Absurd Vancouver Property series I'm going to take you across Canada from east to west. Today, what $1.6 million can buy in Newfoundland versus in Vancouver.

Who Can You Believe About the Real Estate Market?

Brennan Aguanno and Anna Kemp | Posted 12.31.2012 | Canada Business
Brennan Aguanno and Anna Kemp

I've always found the disparity of housing market articles fascinating. On any given week I will come across headlines varying from predictions about an imminent collapse to stories about how the market has never been better. Statistics can be manipulated in so many ways that realtors, journalists, economists, or whoever feels like it, can pretty much paint the market to look however it best suits them.

'Like Looking In A Funhouse Mirror'

CBC | Posted 09.22.2012 | Canada Business

When someone asks how house prices are doing in a particular neighbourhood, the question seems easily answered. The big real estate boards...

Ask a Realtor: Should I Just Rent in This Market?

Susanne Hudson | Posted 08.07.2012 | Canada Business
Susanne Hudson

Renting is always an option but the allure of owning your own home is hard to beat! And over the long run owning a home that is appreciating in value is a good investment. Where else can you enjoy the comfort of an investment and pay no capital gains when you cash out?

Economists Get It Wrong: Real Estate Slowdown Will Be Next Year

CP | Sunny Freeman, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.12.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO - Francesca Asante-Frempong, a self-described "late bloomer," believes buying her first home at age 35 will have been worth the wait if econom...

Canada's Largest Real Estate Board Sued

The Canadian Press | Posted 07.28.2011 | Canada Business

TORONTO (CP) -- The Competition Bureau has filed a lawsuit against Canada's largest real-estate board, a move the federal agency hopes will warn other...