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Vancouver House Prices

The Losing Battle Of Vancouver Affordable Housing

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 03.08.2013 | Canada British Columbia

Vancouver's housing affordability keeps on dropping, and it seems that nothing politicians have done can stem the tide. Vancouver's average monthly...

$1.7 Million For THIS House?!

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 03.07.2013 | Canada British Columbia

Amid the weekly up and down reports on Vancouver's housing market is one constant: a regular blog feature called "Absurd Vancouver Property" that high...

Vancouver Housing Bubble: Why Chinese Investors Will Return

Will Lin | Posted 03.25.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Will Lin

While China's policy change has impacted investors' cash flow in the short term, it hasn't curbed their enthusiasm for Vancouver real estate. The sudden rise and fall in real estate prices that we're seeing now in China, as well as fluctuations in the overall economy, mean that people view investing there as no less risky than placing bets on a baccarat table. For many Chinese investors, parking money in Vancouver feels as safe as investing in treasury bills.

Worst New Home Sales Listings In Canada

The Huffington Post B.C. | Jesse Ferreras | Posted 12.17.2012 | Canada British Columbia

Greater Vancouver posted the country's worst new home listings in November, the Canadian Real Estate Association said in a Monday news release. The...

Vancouver Home Sales Cool Off More

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.03.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - November home sales in the Vancouver area fell 28.6 per cent compared with a year ago as what was once the country's hottest real estate m...

2013 Vancouver Housing Predictions

The Huffington Post B.C. | Jesse Ferreras | Posted 11.05.2012 | Canada British Columbia

Vancouver is projected to be the slacker of British Columbia's housing market in 2013 as the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) expects th...

Facing Rental Eviction? Here's Some Help

The Huffington Post B.C. | Jesse Ferreras | Posted 10.11.2012 | Canada British Columbia

Vancouver renters facing the prospect of eviction may get some temporary relief from a "rent bank" launched by the city this week. The Vancouver R...

Vancouver: A Drag On Housing Prices

The Huffington Post B.C. | Jesse Ferreras | Posted 10.12.2012 | Canada British Columbia

Vancouver is fast becoming the deadbeat of Canada's housing market as numbers released by Statistics Canada show that the West Coast city lags much of...

Vancouver Real Estate Prices DROP

The Huffington Post B.C. | Jesse Ferreras | Posted 09.18.2012 | Canada British Columbia

POP! goes the bubble. That may be one reaction that comes out of the news that Vancouver's housing prices dropped sharply in August 2012 compared to t...

B.C. Housing Bubble Worse Than California’s: U.S. Market Guru

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 09.10.2012 | Canada British Columbia

Vancouver’s housing bubble is more extreme today than California’s was a few years ago, says one of the U.S.’s most renowned housing market anal...

Catastrophe Or Boom Times? Depends On Whom You Ask

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 09.06.2012 | Canada Business

Whether Canada’s real estate market is among the strongest and most resilient in the world, or whether it is on the precipice of a major correction,...

Homes: What $300K Can Buy OUTSIDE Of Vancouver

The Huffington Post B.C. | Zi-Ann Lum | Posted 12.28.2012 | Canada British Columbia

Vancouver has developed a stink among first-time home buyers. Recent statistics released by RBC Economics found that Vancouverites dedicate a whop...

Rachel Mendleson

Dreams Of First Home Slipping Away For Young Canadians

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 03.17.2013 | Canada Business

In some respects, Katrina Armstrong has chosen to have a family over owning a family home. She and her husband, who share a two-bedroom rented apa...

Vancouver DEAD LAST On Affordability

The Huffington Post B.C. | Jesse Ferreras | Posted 08.27.2012 | Canada British Columbia

Would you spend your whole paycheck on your home? Statistics from RBC Economics show that Vancouver residents are very close to that. A report rele...

Rachel Mendleson

Vancouver's Not THAT Expensive: Condo King

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 08.28.2012 | Canada British Columbia

Talk of Vancouver’s housing bubble and affordability crisis are overblown, says the city’s most influential real-estate marketer. Bob Rennie, w...

Vancouver, Toronto Drag Down House Pries: CREA

CP | Posted 08.16.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO -- Home sales across the country declined marginally last month, continuing a recent trend toward a gradual cooling in what had been a red hot...

Vancouver Dragging Down House Prices: CREA

CBC | Posted 10.15.2012 | Canada Business

Price declines in Vancouver dragged the national average home price lower in July, even as most markets saw slight increases compared to the same mont...

Canada's Housing Market To Stay Down For A Decade: Scotia

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 08.13.2012 | Canada Business

Canada’s house prices are expected to drop and stay down for a decade, says a new report from Scotiabank that also warns of an “adverse shock” t...

How Much Are Toronto, Vancouver Homes Overpriced?

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 06.11.2012 | Canada Business

Home prices in Toronto and Vancouver are going to drop by around 15 per cent over the next two to three years, says a report from TD Bank which also w...

Toronto Leads Country In Yet Another House Price Jump

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 07.25.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Toronto and Calgary led the country in rising home prices last month, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association.The MLS Home Price In...

Vancouver Falls; Could Toronto's Bubble Be Next?

CBC | Posted 07.04.2012 | Canada Business

Prices continue to rise in Canada's two largest real estate markets, but a closer look at the numbers shows two housing markets headed in...

Calgary, Toronto See Another House Price Spike

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 06.27.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Home prices crept higher in March as a slowing Vancouver market was offset by an acceleration in prices in Calgary, Toronto and Montreal, acc...

In Vancouver, You Need 92% Of Average Income To Afford A Home

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 08.07.2012 | Canada Business

If you haven’t heard yet that Canada’s housing market is facing potentially serious problems, you’ve probably been hiding under a rock, but a re...

House Prices Up Again -- Except In This Formerly Booming Market

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 06.12.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the price of a brand new house rose 0.3 per cent in February from the previous month, following a 0.1 per cent rise in...

House Prices Rise In Major Cities

CBC | Posted 04.07.2012 | Canada

Price increases in three major Canadian housing markets pushed the Canadian Real Estate Association's home price index higher in January ...