Foreign Buying To Accelerate If China’s Stock Market Crashes: Juwai
Chinese buyers will seek Canadian real estate in the event of further stock market volatility in China, says a survey from Juwai.com
Canada’s Household Debt Is Now Greater Than The Country’s Output
Consumer debt liabilities exceeded Canada’s GDP for the first time last quarter, threatening not just the housing market but the economy.
China’s Largest Overseas Real Estate Firm Sees A Surge In Vancouver
After the foreign buyer tax, inquiries for properties under a million dollars soared at Juwai – China’s largest overseas real estate portal.
Turns Out Vancouver Real Estate Returns Suck If You’re A Chinese Investor
You know how foreign buyers are supposedly piling into Vancouver real estate because it’s such a great investment? Turns out it isn’t.
Why BC’s Plan To Tax Foreign Speculators Won’t Fix A Damn Thing
How BC’s foreign speculator tax doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, and why things are going to get a lot worse for locals in Vancouver.
Chinese Media Is Now Warning Canada’s Housing Crash Will Be Worse Than The US
Shots fired! While our media has been pointing out how Chinese buyers are driving up real estate prices, the Chinese media has been dissecting our economy, government, and warning Chinese buyers of the dangers of owning Canadian real estate. We’re always curious to know how other countries interpret our statistics, political climate and what outside media […]
Are Smurfs and Canadian Banks Ruining The Canadian Real Estate Market?
One of the banking industry’s biggest secrets is one that typically only drug dealers, terrorists, and people evading capital controls ever use – smurfing. Smurfing, sometimes known as structuring, is the process of breaking down money into small amounts to avoid regulatory scrutiny, before transferring said money to a safe haven. Unfortunately, there’s a good […]
