Historically low interest rates have enabled families to more than double their mortgage borrowing power since 2000.
home prices
August 17, 2017
8:52AM
From 2000 to 2014, the maximum mortgage for the average family grew by 126 per cent.
July 31, 2017
1:57PM
It costs an estimated $78,000 per unit to comply with building regulations in Vancouver.
May 26, 2017
8:57AM
Red tape has strangled housing supply growth in Toronto and Vancouver.
November 7, 2016
11:00AM
Average house prices up almost 140 per cent in Calgary and more than 160 per cent in Edmonton.
March 8, 2016
12:58PM
In light of public outcry, the B.C. government has tasked a committee to examine real estate practices such as flipping and shadow assignment.
February 10, 2016
10:39AM
There’s been a lot of media coverage on “house flipping” in Vancouver, and quick sales are common in many real estate markets.
July 10, 2012
2:00AM
With housing prices at an all-time high in Vancouver, there was a lot of buzz about the interim report of the Mayors Task Force on Housing Affordability. While the Task Force acknowledged the need to streamline and create more certainty and clarity in the regulatory process, the City of Vancouver will need to significantly reduce land-use restrictions and the regulatory burden on developers to truly help make housing more affordable.
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