The real story on assessments
This post is 7 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.BC Assessment has released their previews of assessments for the year, and the media has jumped on them to make breathless...
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On “Clickdata” and why I don’t cover it
This post is 7 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.Another month another rent report from the folks at Padmapper and of course the requisite spinoff articles in the media about...
The Evil Investors
This post is 7 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.There’s a study out by SFU’s City Program that has been getting some media coverage lately. In it, Andy Yan examined...
The (Slightly Expanded) Land Owner Transparency Act
This post is 7 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.Yesterday the BC Legislature passed the Land Owner Transparency Act, which will lead to the disclosure of ownership of nearly all...
5 bajillion dollars
This post is 7 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.If you read the news you will have seen headlines like this yesterday: $5 billion laundered through B.C. real estate, Money...
March: Sales settling down
This post is 7 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.March numbers are in and this month I thought I’d give it a couple days before writing the monthly summary until...
Budget 2019: Impact on Victoria Housing
This post is 7 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.The federal budget was released today and as expected, it has some housing measures in it. There are some small tweaks...
The left and right hands of government
This post is 7 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.They say that once a group gets large enough, communication starts to break down. The human brain and our communication modes...
Demographia: We’re number 2!
This post is 8 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.You may have heard of the Demographia Housing Affordability Survey. This comes out once a year and they compare various cities...
Stress test reduces number of highly indebted borrowers
This post is 8 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.The Bank of Canada released their nifty Financial System Hub today, which will serve as a portal for their research and reporting...