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Canada among top 3 most stable for real estate investmentJan 16, 2018
by Steve Randall | 16 Jan 2018 | repmag.ca Investors continue to see Canada as a good risk for real estate investment. A survey of members of the Association
BC Home Sales Above 100,000 for Third Consecutive YearJan 15, 2018
Vancouver, BC – January 12, 2017. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 103,763 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) across the
This housing segment appreciated fastest in 2017Jan 10, 2018
by Neil Sharma | 10 Jan 2018 | from Canadian Real Estate Magazine Dubbed the ‘Year of the Condo,’ owning a piece of real estate in the sky proved the smar
Residential Sales Volume On-Trend for Time of YearJan 8, 2018
KELOWNA, B.C. – January 8 th , 2017. Typical for December, volumes in residential sales declined this past month, with 459 sales posted to the MLS®, a 24% decrease from November, but comparable to last year’s sales of 453 units rep
New rules will further stoke hunger for unregulated lending optionsJan 3, 2018
by Ephraim Vecina | 03 Jan 2018 | from repmag.ca Amid a scarcity of viable financing choices, a growing number of Canadians are moving towards private unregulated lenders, even as the fed
CREA Quarterly Forecasts UpdateDec 14, 2017
from the Canadian Real Estate Association Ottawa, ON, December 14, 2017 – The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has updated its forecast for home sales activity via the M
RBC says housing, economy will ease in 2018Dec 13, 2017
by Steve Randall | 13 Dec 2017 | from repmag.ca Canada’s strong economy is set to continue into 2018 but it – and the housing market – are set to moderate.
Feds fear expanding Home Buyers' Plan would fuel hot housing marketDec 8, 2017
by The Canadian Press | 04 Dec 2017 | by Andy Blatchford | repmag.ca The federal Liberals are having second thoughts about a 2015 campaign promise out of concern that expanding the popular Home Buyers&
Okanagan Residential Sales Typical for Fall TimeDec 6, 2017
KELOWNA, B.C. – November 3, 2017. Residential sales posted to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS®) for the Okanagan region of Peachland to Revelstoke totaled 736 in October, comparable to last month’s 740 and just 6% lower than this
New mortgage rules could shut out 10% of low-ratio homebuyers: Bank of CanadaNov 29, 2017
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