Supply elasticity is a central factor in any analysis of home-price growth.
real estate
May 16, 2019
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January 28, 2019
8:17AM
There are a number of services that seem unavoidably linked to homebuying.
January 16, 2018
5:00AM
Brooklyn is as populous as Toronto but less than a third as large geographically.
January 3, 2018
5:04AM
Across the Greater Golden Horseshoe it takes an average of 18 months to obtain a building permit.
September 13, 2016
3:04AM
Encouraging home ownership may deter the labour mobility vital for a dynamic economy.
August 11, 2016
9:42AM
This tax will add roughly $140,000 to a typical Greater Vancouver real estate transaction.
July 29, 2016
10:17AM
Long and uncertain building permit approval timelines are key barriers to building.
June 27, 2016
2:15PM
Higher home prices are strongly associated with restrictive land-use regulations.
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 18, 2016
3:10AM
In an effort to make housing more affordable in Greater Vancouver, B.C.’s latest budget exempts newly-built homes worth up to $750,000 from the property transfer tax.