Sechelt Real Estate News

Metro Vancouver home sales down 42.5% in November

Following October’s slight uptick, November’s transactions are hit with double-whammy of cooling market and slower season

Dec 4, 2018 11:52 AM Read more >

Time to soften – or scrap – one-year-old mortgage stress test, says building industry

Measure has already done its job of cooling housing market, and rise in interest rates means it’s going too far, argue builders

Dec 3, 2018 10:48 AM Read more >

46 rental units coming to Port Stalashen

A five-storey building with 46 market rental apartments, amenity areas and underground parking is being built in Port Stalashen, situated on the south side of the Sunshine Coast Highway at Wilson Creek.

Nov 28, 2018 5:34 PM Read more >

Metro Vancouver rental vacancy rate eases slightly, but rents jump again

Rate loosens from 0.9 to 1.0 per cent, but average rent is up 6.2 per cent from last year, reports CMHC

Nov 28, 2018 1:49 PM Read more >

Whistler condo prices skyrocket as retirees, investors drive demand

Median price is up 26.5 per cent from a year ago, nearly twice the increase of detached home prices

Nov 28, 2018 10:20 AM Read more >

Private twin islands near Desolation Sound listed for $31.9M (PHOTOS)

North island has spectacular 13,000-square-foot rustic-luxury home – but there’s no ferry access

Nov 28, 2018 7:00 AM Read more >

Many mortgage renewers can expect better rate in 2019, despite recent hikes: poll

Most homeowners renewing mortgages in 2019 will find recent hikes won’t push their new payments higher, says RateHub.ca

Nov 27, 2018 9:24 AM Read more >

Opinion: Mortgage mathematics not adding up for older generations in B.C.

Is the older generation as comfortable in homeownership as generally perceived?

Nov 26, 2018 10:54 AM Read more >

Landlords the winners as Metro Vancouver housing sales slump

Prince George could be province's real estate investment hotspot over next year, says Western Investor outlook

Nov 26, 2018 10:20 AM Read more >

Opinion: Five bad things for renters (and three good) under mooted vacancy control

Tying annual rent increase caps to units rather than tenants – what could possibly go wrong?

Nov 23, 2018 12:41 PM Read more >