There is a quiet but significant shift underway in the Canadian real estate market. For years, investors focused heavily on pre-sale condos as the primary way to participate in urban growth. Now, the momentum is turning toward purpose-built rentals, industrial assets, and alternative housing formats. In Greater Vancouver, where affordability, policy pressure, and high financing costs have changed the...
Canada’s economy is starting to look shaky again. Between global trade tensions, slowing exports, and a softer Canadian dollar, there’s growing concern that the country could be heading into a mild recession. And while those headlines might feel distant from the housing market, for Vancouver real estate, they matter more than most people think. The Warning Signs Are There The latest...
For the first time in nearly three years, Canadians can breathe a little easier when checking mortgage rates. After a long stretch of painful renewals and unaffordable monthly payments, lenders across the country are quietly lowering rates — and buyers in Vancouver are beginning to feel it. The market may not be booming yet, but the tone has changed. Conversations that used to begin with “we’re...
Canada’s population boom has been one of the strongest economic forces of the past five years. Record immigration helped keep the economy afloat during pandemic recovery and filled major labour shortages. But it has also intensified one problem: housing demand that far outpaced supply, especially in cities like Vancouver. Now the federal government is taking notice. Ottawa has signalled that...
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