Greater Vancouver real estate is feeling pressure from the pandemic, but how much is up for debate. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) sales are down to multi-decade lows for April. That much is clear. Price indicators are all over the place though, with the slow moving benchmark showing the highest price growth in […]
Greater Vancouver is seeing insolvencies climb, not unlike the rest of Canada. Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB) filings show insolvencies increased in February. While the increase was in the double digits, the city managed a slower increase than the province as a whole. Greater Vancouver Insolvencies Rise Over 10% Greater Vancouver insolvencies are […]
Canada’s largest land registry operator saw Canadian real estate prices moving higher. The Teranet–National Bank of Canada House Price Index (HPI) shows prices increased in March. Analysts from the creator of the index warned the pandemic is likely to have an abrupt shift soon. As the lockdown carries on, they expect the index to cool […]
Canadian real estate buyers largely ignored warning signs going into last month. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data shows sales climbed in March. Due to the pandemic, the country had distinct pre and post markets. Pre-pandemic declaration, a large number of buyers didn’t think the deteriorating economy would impact them. Post-pandemic declaration, buyers were literally […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada Loses Over A Million Jobs, And Participation Drops To 1983 Levels Canadian job losses are soaring, and a lot of people are permanently leaving the workforce. The unadjusted rate of unemployment came in at 8.4% in March, up 42.37% from […]
Greater Vancouver’s detached real estate market was stabilizing going into the pandemic… sort of. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) data shows a big jump in detached homes for March. The month still came in historically low however, with prices rising less than one percent. Detached Real Estate Prices Rise Less Than 1% Greater […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate One In Ten Canadian Restaurants Have Permanently Closed AlreadyCanada’s restaurant industry is one of the hardest hit by COVID-19, and a lot of the damage is permanent. The industry estimates over 800,000 restaurant jobs were lost in March. They also estimate […]
Greater Vancouver real estate buyers didn’t yield to warnings of pandemic. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) data shows a big climb in real estate sales for March. Despite warnings of a public health emergency, buyers still jumped into the market. It wasn’t until the province declared a state of emergency did buyers slow. […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate A Panicked Bank Of Canada Just Cut Interest Rates Back To Record Lows The Bank of Canada (BoC) made another unscheduled rate cut last week. The central bank’s policy rate is now just 0.25%, down 150 bps form a month before. […]
Canada’s national statistics agency is estimating monster growth for population. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) population estimates show fast growth in Q1 2020. The population is now estimated to be growing at the fastest pace in 3 years. Canada’s Population Estimate Grows At Fastest Rate Since 1990 Canada’s population is growing at the fastest pace in […]
