February market steady but surge on pause
This post is 2 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.Well the trade war is on again, but it’s far from clear what it will do to the Victoria market. On...
Victoria growth more dependent on immigration, but that will change
This post is 2 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.Last year the federal government panicked about the negative public reaction to extraordinary population growth in Canada in the last couple...
Supply side update
This post is 2 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.It’s tough to make the development math work these days, and builders are struggling to make a choice between building rentals...
January: Steady market as Canada faces economic uncertainty
This post is 2 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.Who knew 2025 would bring such uncertainty so quickly? Despite the pause on tariffs, the country is on edge, with measures...
Tariff tidbits
This post is 2 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.It’s still a little hard to tell if the tariff threat is a big bluff or not, but right now the...
Growth in Victoria
This post is 2 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.New population data came out last week, and it showed that though growth was down from the last two years, Victoria...
Flip tax flop
This post is 2 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.From the blood-from-a-stone department, we have a new flipping tax in BC since the start of the year. Similar to the...
2025 Predictions
This post is 2 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.Well it’s the time of year again when we look back at the predictions made for 2024 and how well they...
Rental market data looks encouraging for tenants
This post is 2 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.CMHC dropped their annual rental market report last week, and though headlines focused on the fact that Victoria is the second...
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