Playing with affordability
We know that there’s been no relief in affordability lately. After staying relatively steady for a year as prices fell in concert with rising rates, it deteriorated even more in recent months as rates pushed...
We know that there’s been no relief in affordability lately. After staying relatively steady for a year as prices fell in concert with rising rates, it deteriorated even more in recent months as rates pushed...
The market has been primarily driven by rates in the last 18 months. Last year we saw a rapid price drop during the initial hikes followed by rate stability bringing back some exuberance in the...
It’s been an eventful month for the housing market both in Victoria and the broader regulatory landscape in the province. In Victoria rates have continued to suppress activity, while the province dropped two bombshells, one...
A quick update while we wait for the monthly numbers to be finalized. October 2023 Oct 2022 Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Sales 118 183 284 376 480 New Listings 336 529...
Last week the provincial government brought in broad new restrictions on short term rentals, defining minimum standards on what’s legal, unveiling new strategies for enforcement, and most surprisingly, ending the practice of grandfathering for short...
We know that single detached affordability will get worse and worse over the long run simply because houses will get more and more rare as a percentage of available homes. That means the remaining houses...
Last week I mentioned that despite the overall market remaining in a mild sellers market territory, market strength depends on where you’re looking. Rising rates sideline buyers, but only if those buyers are dependent on...
September is a wrap, and it’s clear that rising rates are putting a damper on the market, at least in terms of activity. Though the headline numbers look ok (reported sales at 493 are up...
Just under a year ago, the BC government abolished rental restrictions in BC condos. As a reminder, at the time the landscape of condos looked like the chart below, with the majority of condos built...
We’re 2 years into the current term of the federal government, and back when they were campaigning for the election, none of the parties had a particularly compelling housing policy. Many of the promised policies...
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