Real Estate News & Articles

2014-05-22

Greg Quinn Other Mortgage insurer Genworth MI Canada Inc. (MIC) and lender Home Capital Group Inc. (HCG) are surging as investors wager the country will avoid a housing bubble and the companies pick up business vacated by the government&rsq…

2014-05-22

Jamie Henry Other It’s Official - No Housing Crisis in Canada Finance Minister Joe Oliver says there is no impending housing or mortgage crisis in Canada. Speaking in an interview with CTV News, Oliver said the government has stepped …

2014-05-21

Real Estate Goes Global James Surowiecki Other The most expensive housing market in North America is not where you’d think. It’s not New York City or Orange County, California, but Vancouver, British Columbia. Now, Vancouver is …

2014-05-21

Trend continues with dropping sales despite rising prices in most Canadian markets Other OTTAWA - Canadian home sales were up from March but down from a year ago in April, signalling the lacklustre spring market will continue. The Canadian …

2014-05-21

Robert McLister Other For years we’ve been taught that shorter mortgage amortizations are better. Most people in the mortgage business don’t challenge this premise and certain lenders preach it as gospel. Consider this recent st…

2014-05-20

JOEL SCHLESINGER Other Regina ’s Hotel Saskatchewan may not have the chateau-style architecture of its sister hotels built across Canada by Canadian Pacific Railway in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, such as the Banff Springs …

2014-05-20

Gardens, party zones and train buffs found along unused rail line Rebecca Blissett Van. Courier Bramble bushes with stems the size of a child’s wrist strangle the old railway tracks underneath the south side of the Burrard Street brid…

2014-05-17

Susan M Boyce Other Highlights According to a survey of 3,007 people in the Rennie Marketing database, location, price, proximity to transit, and building amenities are the top four drivers in first time buyer’s purchase decision . Gr…

2014-05-16

Other As news broke earlier this month of CMHC's exit from the Insured Stated Income and Second Home Programs, it left many brokers scratching their heads with what to do with these clients.   Lucky for them, Lanyard's Jumbo Residentia…

2014-05-16

Kerry Gold Other As the date for the Evergreen Line launch grows nearer, Coquitlam and Port Moody are increasingly becoming affordable and convenient home buying options for Vancouver buyers. The new rapid transit line, which will link to t…

2014-05-16

“Greater Vancouver’s over-55 demographic is sitting on $163.4 billion in clear title housing. What will be the impact of $163.4 billion in equity in the hands of an aging population in our marketplace?" Mike Chisholm Other In a …

2014-05-16

Glen Korstrom Other Real estate demand from Generation Y, or those aged between 14 and 34 years old, is fuelled primarily by loans from parents and grandparents and will combine with other societal changes to alter what real estate is in de…

2014-05-15

Residents say pushy realtors are badgering elderly homeowners to sell their houses Stanley Tromp Van. Courier Despite residents speaking out against overcrowding, more traffic and pricier housing, city council voted unanimously last Wednesd…

2014-05-15

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2014-05-15

Rennie praises Burnaby and pans David Suzuki in his annual keynote speech to Vancouver's development community Matt O'Grady Other Each year for the past decade, Vancouver’s über condo marketer Bob Rennie has delivered the keynote…

2014-05-14

Tara Perkins Other Canadian home prices appear to be picking up a little steam. The gains come even after a sluggish winter for home sales, and forecasts from a number of economists for price growth to peter out. Teranet-National Bank&rsquo…

2014-05-14

Tyler Orton Other Metro Vancouver house prices are up from March to April, making it the only Canadian city whose prices have gone up 12 months consecutively, according to the Teranet –National Bank Composite House Price Index. The da…

2014-05-14

Tara Perkins Other Canadian home prices appear to be picking up a little steam. The gains come even after a sluggish winter for home sales, and forecasts from a number of economists for price growth to peter out. Teranet -National Bank&rsqu…

2014-05-13

Other he people of Canada are going to find out pretty soon whether the folks in Ontario want to keep being our most important Province or our first Province who can't pay their bills in the next decade. Heading toward 300 billion of debt w…

2014-05-13

Is the party over? Joe Rickards Other The media is saying the US real estate party is over. We’ve missed the boat. We’re too late to cash in on the market recovery. In reality, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. I&rs…

2014-05-13

Residents worry home ownership slipping away Mike Howell Van. Courier The question is one Vision Vancouver Coun . Geoff Meggs hears a lot: Is it time to declare the future of housing for most people in the city will be rental? It’s a …

2014-05-08

CP stopped using line in 2001 Naoibh O'Connor Van. Courier Residents along the Arbutus Corridor are being told access will be affected as Canadian Pacific clears brush and surveys the land along its abandoned 9.5-kilometre rail track. CP ha…

2014-05-07

The AMPI International Summit, “AIRES” will be held on June 12-15, 2014 and will highlight market opportunities, resort communities and connect with key Mexico destinations for international investment. Other Puerto Vallarta , J…

2014-05-07

Bob Mackin Van. Courier A Yaletown citizens group has gone to court to challenge a controversial development that stems from a land swap near Emery Barnes Park. Community Association of New Yaletown , a 1996-established society, filed a B.C…