Government of Canada Doesn’t Expect Interest Rates To Rise Until 2018
A new release from the Parliamentary Budget Officer of Canada doesn’t anticipate interest rates will rise until sometime next year.
Foreign Buyers Are Being Offered Huge Incentives To Come Back To Canada
Social media is outraged at the possibility of Canadian developers offering big overseas incentives in attempt to win back foreign buyers.
The Canadian Government Thinks Vancouver Homes Are Cheaper Than In 2008… Seriously
Numbers from Statistics Canada claim it was more expensive to buy Vancouver real estate in 2008 than it is today. Here’s why that’s wrong.
Everything Canadians Know About Inflation Is Wrong, Here’s Why
Feel like expenses are rising faster than frequently quoted statistics? Here’s how Canadians are being misinformed about inflation.
Real Estate Lessons From An Economist That Died Over 100 Years Ago
Economist Henry George first identified over 100 years ago that real estate runs in cycles. Here’s a primer on identifying those cycles.
The US Has A Foreign Buying Problem, and It’s Not China
Canada tops the list of foreign buyers searching for US real estate. Turns out we’re more likely to keep homes empty than Chinese buyers.
Toronto Real Estate Agents Are Losing Their S**t Over These Charts
Toronto real estate is starting to see detached inventory soar, here’s why this is a problem your agent probably isn’t telling you about.
Capital Controls Continue To Halt Mainland Chinese Real Estate Buyers
China’s FX reserves hit a five month high, and real estate markets dependent on Mainland Chinese buyers are noticing the lack of spending.
Here’s The Data Every BC Voter Needs To Make A Decision This Week
Still undecided on how you’ll vote in the BC election this week? Here’s the data points everyone interested in housing needs to review first.
Mortgage Defaults Don’t Indicate A Real Estate Bubble, A Lack of Defaults Do
Real estate markets are healthy because there’s a low level of defaults, right? Not exactly. Junk economists (and that cousin of yours that gives unsolicited investment advice) often explain that the lower the levels of mortgages in arrears, the healthier the market. In actuality, it’s the opposite. Low levels of defaults are a sign that […]
