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  1. Mayor Kennedy Steward viable plan for affordable homes in Vancouver

    A look at Mayor Kennedy Stewart’s plan for creating affordable homes in Vancouver Clayton JarvisMortgage Broker News On Monday, Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart announced an ambitious plan intended to “make Vancouver affordable for the middle class.” The Making HOME (Home Options for Middle-income Earners) initiative would allow for a single-family home to be redeveloped into […]

  2. 34-storey condo tower in downtown Kelowna

    Kelowna condo tower looks like investor play Frank O?BrienWestern Investor

  3. Fed would keep near 0% rates for the foreseeable future

    Fed could keep rates near zero through 2023 Ryan Smithother

  4. BC Real Estate investment decline to its lowest level since 2015

    Avison Young: BC real estate investment at its lowest since 2015 Ephraim VecinaMortgage Broker News Investment in British Columbia’s commercial real estate in the first half of 2020 declined to its lowest level since 2015, bringing an end to a strong four-year run, according to a new report by Avison Young. A total of 84 […]

  5. CREA: Home price shot up by 18.5%

    Royal LePage CEO: Supply shortage pushed home prices up 18.5% Ephraim VecinaMortgage Broker News Inventory shortages in major urban markets triggered an “unhealthy” spike in home prices in August, according to Phil Soper, chief executive officer of Royal LePage. Latest figures from the Canadian Real Estate Association showed that at present, it would only take […]

  6. Canadian inflation rate remains firm in August

    Annual inflation rate unchanged in August Ephraim VecinaMortgage Broker News The Canadian annual inflation rate was static at 0.1% in August, with rising food prices counteracted by weakening gasoline costs, according to Statistics Canada. An earlier poll by Reuters predicted that the rate would stay at 0.1%, essentially unchanged from the July reading. This was […]

  7. As Pandemic goes on, what should Canadians strategic plan with their U.S. properties?

    As COVID-19 drags on, what should Canada’s snowbirds do with their U.S. properties? Clayton JarvisMortgage Broker News

  8. B.C Economic Recovery Plan fails to offer help for small businesses

    B.C. economic recovery plan misses Main street: CFIB WI StaffWestern Investor Province’s $1.5 billion pitch falls short on the immediate needs of many small businesses, says Canadian Federation of Independent Business any B.C. retailers forced to close during pandemic: Chung Chow The B.C. Economic Recovery Plan, introduced September 17, includes $1.5 billion in new spending, […]

  9. 200 rental apartments with industrial and offices soon to rise at Main Street and East First Avenue

    First tri-mix building underway in False Creek Flats WI StaffWestern Investor  Vancouver’s first real estate development considered a ‘tri-mix,’ combining residential apartments with offices and industrial space has launched in the False Creek Flats. Hungerford Properties and QuadReal Property Group say the new, ultra-mixed-use project at the corner of Main and East 1st Avenue offers […]

  10. B.C Multi-family rental building insurance increase while raise rents is frozen

    Landlords squeezed as insurance premiums skyrocket Frank O’BrienMortgage Broker News