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Spring Brings Hustle to Real Estate MarketMay 3, 2019
KELOWNA, B.C. – May 2nd , 2019. Residential sales across the region of Revelstoke to Peachland totaled 707 in April, up from March’s 545 sales and just 5% fewer than this time last year reports the Okanagan&n
Canada should revisit mortgage rules as housing cools, CIBC saysApr 24, 2019
by Bloomberg | 24 Apr 2019 | from repmag.ca One of Canada’s largest banks is calling on the federal government to reconsider controversial new mortgage rules, as the transfer of r
Stress Test Creating Pent-up DemandApr 18, 2019
from BCREA Vancouver, BC – April 15, 2019. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 5,707 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Li
CMHC releases statement on Liberals’ mortgage planApr 8, 2019
by Canadian Press | 04 Apr 2019 | from repmag.ca Canada's housing agency says new spending measures aimed at helping first-time buyers afford homes won't push prices up more tha
Canada's Housing Market Is Breaking Some Alarming Records Right NowApr 4, 2019
At least we aren't Australia. By Daniel Tencer | from HuffingtonPost.ca It's quiet out there. Maybe too quiet. Canada's residential real estate m
RBC: Housing affordability has improved for the first time in 3 yearsMar 29, 2019
by Steve Randall | 29 Mar 2019 | from repmag.ca The last three months of 2018 finally brought some improvement to housing affordability across Canada. After more than three ye
Mortgage Rate OutlookMar 28, 2019
from BCREA | March 2019 The once bright outlook for the Canadian economy darkened toward the end of 2018 amidst disruptions in Alberta oil production and a policy-induced slowdown in&nbs
Mixed reactions to budget housing measuresMar 20, 2019
by Steve Randall | 20 Mar 2019 | from repmag.ca The federal budget included certain measures aimed at helping the Canadian housing market but there was no change to the mortgag
Homebuyers to get new mortgage incentive, Home Buyer’s Plan boost under 2019 budgetMar 19, 2019
By Erica Alini National Online Journalist, Money/Consumer | Global News Can’t afford to buy a house? The government may take on part of the cos
B.C. real estate board blames stress test for dampening home sales in FebruaryMar 15, 2019
Housing prices also saw a 9.3 per cent dip in February, with average sales sitting at $678,625 THE CANADIAN PRESS | Mar. 13, 2019 | Kelowna Cap News Prospective homeb