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Easing mortgage stress test better for first-time buyers: critics

Easing mortgage stress test better for first-time buyers: critics

The new federal budget includes a plan for Canada’s housing agency to offer interest-free loans to first-time homebuyers, but mortgage brokers, real estate agents and economists say it will do little to get millennials into the housing market.
Easing mortgage stress test better for first-time buyers: critics

Easing mortgage stress test better for first-time buyers: critics

The new federal budget includes a plan for Canada’s housing agency to offer interest-free loans to first-time homebuyers, but mortgage brokers, real estate agents and economists say it will do little to get millennials into the housing market.
$1M-plus Vancouver condo sales plunge by two-thirds: Sotheby’s

$1M-plus Vancouver condo sales plunge by two-thirds: Sotheby’s

As the decline in sales of detached houses starts to flatten, higher-end condos are next to be “caught in the same downdraft”
Federal Budget 2019 aims to help first-time buyers and boost rental supply

Federal Budget 2019 aims to help first-time buyers and boost rental supply

Liberals court Millennial vote with new interest-free first-time home buyer’s loan, increased Home Buyer’s Plan limit and more rental housing supply
Oceanfront 'James Bond-style' house with jet skis relisted at $3M off (PHOTOS)

Oceanfront 'James Bond-style' house with jet skis relisted at $3M off (PHOTOS)

Ultra-luxe West Vancouver home has waterfront infinity pool and three fire pits
Federal government can’t solve housing affordability with policy measures: survey

Federal government can’t solve housing affordability with policy measures: survey

Ahead of next week’s federal budget, what can be done to help Canadians into homeownership?
Real estate slowdown is main drag on B.C.’s economy: Central 1

Real estate slowdown is main drag on B.C.’s economy: Central 1

Housing starts and residential investment to decline, but strength in other areas will prevent overall recession, predicts credit union
Average B.C. home price has slid nearly 10 per cent in past year: BCREA

Average B.C. home price has slid nearly 10 per cent in past year: BCREA

Real estate association blames mortgage stress test for “sidelining” buyers, calls for feds to scrap it entirely
Are more tall wood buildings on the way in B.C.?

Are more tall wood buildings on the way in B.C.?

Provincial government changes B.C. Building Code to allow for mass timber buildings of up to 12 storeys
Non-residents own 3.7% of B.C. homes, much higher in new units: CMHC

Non-residents own 3.7% of B.C. homes, much higher in new units: CMHC

Relatively small percentage of homes are jointly owned by a mix of resident and non-resident owners, according to federal housing agency