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Comment: Price drops fail to defuse housing affordability concerns

Comment: Price drops fail to defuse housing affordability concerns

“Changes in prices do not materially affect resale activity [in Metro] Vancouver,” says economist
Average B.C. home price has slid nearly 10 per cent in past year: BCREA

Average B.C. home price has slid nearly 10 per cent in past year: BCREA

Real estate association blames mortgage stress test for “sidelining” buyers, calls for feds to scrap it entirely
Are more tall wood buildings on the way in B.C.?

Are more tall wood buildings on the way in B.C.?

Provincial government changes B.C. Building Code to allow for mass timber buildings of up to 12 storeys
More density eyed for Coquitlam's SkyTrain corridor

More density eyed for Coquitlam's SkyTrain corridor

Some neighbourhoods hoping for towers likely won't get them
Non-residents own 3.7% of B.C. homes, much higher in new units: CMHC

Non-residents own 3.7% of B.C. homes, much higher in new units: CMHC

Relatively small percentage of homes are jointly owned by a mix of resident and non-resident owners, according to federal housing agency
Non-residents own 4.9% of Metro Vancouver homes, much higher in new condos: CMHC

Non-residents own 4.9% of Metro Vancouver homes, much higher in new condos: CMHC

Relatively small percentage of homes are jointly owned by a mix of resident and non-resident owners, according to federal housing agency

Non-residents own 3.7% of B.C. homes, much higher in new units: CMHC

Median value of Greater Victoria homes owned by foreign nationals is much higher than Canadian-owned homes, according to federal housing agency
Metro Vancouver residential land prices may have already peaked

Metro Vancouver residential land prices may have already peaked

Nosebleed dirt prices expected to ease as residential downturn, construction costs, politics and financing fears cool land speculation across the region
Opinion: Good luck trying to rent a mansion with your buddies

Opinion: Good luck trying to rent a mansion with your buddies

There may be an influx of large homes to rent, because of new taxes and slow sales, but that doesn’t mean you can share them with your friends
We need to stop using parking as a major consideration in housing decisions

We need to stop using parking as a major consideration in housing decisions

“We are building too much parking along with our housing,” New Westminster Coun. Patrick Johnstone. Read that quote and let it sink in a moment.