Category: Polls

May 15 Market Update

This post is 7 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.Weekly stats update courtesy of the VREB. May 2017 May  2016 Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Unconditional Sales...

The Bank of Mom and Dad

This post is 8 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.Assuming that the majority of buyers are still local, how are people affording to buy at these significantly inflated prices? One...

Home Suite Home

This post is 9 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.In the previous blog topic, there’s been much discussion about how having a rental suite in a house can affect the...

Will interest rates drop (again) next week?

This post is 9 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.In one week the governor of the Bank of Canada (BOC), Stephen Poloz, is due to release the Interest Rate Announcement and...

Variable versus Fixed

This post is 9 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.Buyers often ponder what type of mortgage is best: variable rate or fixed rate. At first glance, a variable rate mortgage...

Renter or Owner?

This post is 9 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.There’s much discussion about the virtues or renting versus owning. I though that it would be interesting to find out more...