ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SURVEY; THE ‘YEAH BUT’ STORY – BEING POSITIVE ON BC?; QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, & QUESTIONS; THE NEW FIRST TIME BUYER LOAN – GOOD OR BAD?; INTEREST RATES – UP OR DOWN?; IT WOULD BE FUNNY IF IT WASN’T SO SAD; WHY DO WE LET THEM?; A LAWYER’S THOUGHTS ON REAL ESTATE – NEW PODCAST
TRUMP EXODUS EFFECT: AMERICANS MAY NOT BE BLUFFING ABOUT MOVING TO CANADA CALGARY’S CAUTIOUS COMEBACK CHINESE CAPITAL OUTFLOW RESTRICTIONS BITE PRE-SALE CONDOS AND ASSIGNMENTS INVISIBLE UNDER FOREIGN BUYER REGULATIONS BOOMER BUYER MYTHS: SIZE MATTERS, PRICE NOT SO MUCH VANCOUVER: FALSE CREEK FLATS ARE THE FUTURE CONDO INVESTING: GTA VS GVA
RENTING AN INVESTMENT CONDO: CRUNCHING THE VANCOUVER NUMBERS ASSIGNMENT CONDOS BACK ON BURNER IN VANCOUVER EDMONTON SURPRISES TO THE UPSIDE CALGARY: WIDE, WIDE OPEN SPACES - Ranch-size space of empty offices, rental apartments WINNIPEG: $90,000 A DOOR AND 3.7% VACANCY RATE SOME SENIORS ARE SIMPLY BETTER OFF RENTING SMALL MALL OWNERS – SELL FOREIGN TAX CHANGE
GRANULAR LOOK AT CITY OF VANCOUVER HOUSING VANCOUVER “LOW-COST” MODULES COST $1,495 PER SQUARE FOOT 34% VANCOUVER HOMES WANT TO CASH IN AND GET OUT? BUT TO WHERE? FOREIGN BUYERS RETURN SLOWLY MULTIFAMILY LANDLORDS FACE PRESSURE IN 2017 WHERE DOWN PAYMENTS REALLY COME FROM HOUSING SLUMP SLIPS B.C. BENEATH MANITOBA IN GDP GROWTH NEW WORDS I HATE PRISON REITS HOW THE CHINESE TOOK OUT THEIR CASH – BITCOIN! 1,500 RENTAL UNITS IN CALGARY VACANT VICTORIA IS GOING BANANAS WATCH YOUR COMPUTER WATCHING YOU!
GET REAL ESTATE ACTION 2.0 - FREE GET YOUR RESOLUTION DOWN TO ONE THAT YOU WILL DO THE SURPRISING EARLY VANCOUVER NUMBERS HARRY DENT TURNS BULLISH MORE TAXES NEXT YEAR HOT PROPERTY- 480 ACRES - $336,000 GREAT ASSESSMENT TOOL – FIND ANY SALE AND COMPARE TO YOUR VALUE GREAT AGRICULTURAL LAND FINDER TOOL
The new mortgage loan in BC for first time buyers Huge negative impact of the mortgage changes Resolutely successful in 2017 - appreciate Wither interest rates? Oil and the Canadian dollar Your past in no way determines your future
VICTORIA INVESTORS NOTE: A THREAT IN THE BC PRESS RELEASE??? BC FINANCE MINISTRY WARNED AGAINST IT, BUT FOREIGN BUYERS TAXED ANYWAY TREND: MIXED-USE REITS COMMERCIAL / MULTI FAMILY 1,800 NEW HOMES FREE OF FOREIGN BUYER TAX FARMLAND RESTRICTIONS WILL START AND SPREAD WINNIPEG IS STARTING TO LOOK STRANGELY TEMPTING FOUR-PLEXES HOLD KEY TO VICTORIA RENTALS MORTGAGE RULES: PRIVATE MONEY FILLING THE GAP CMHC LATEST VACANCY RATE REPORT
CMHC LAUNCHES A BOMB! REITS: THE BIG SKINNY ON FAT TRUSTS TO BUY NOW PER DOOR PRICES HOLDING FIRM IN ALBERTA RENTALS OUTLIER MARKETS OUTPERFORM VANCOUVER VACANT HOME TAX - HOW IT WILL WORK (AND NOT) LIPSTICK AND FLIPS: WHERE TO SPEND ON UPGRADES THE END OF 10% DOWN PAYMENTS?
OZZIE TALKS AT FRASER VALLEY BUILDING AWARDS: “THE TRUMP EFFECT” QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS INTEREST RATES ARE SOARING TRUMPFLATION SNAPSHOT ON EDMONTON AND CALGARY WEST SIDE OF VANCOUVER FOR $1 MILLION LESS? WAITING FOR VALLEY VENDORS TO PULL THE TRIGGER 1,800 METRO HOMES FREE OF FOREIGN BUYER TAX DIVING INTO THE PRESALE CONDO MARKET B.C. IMMIGRATION WAVE IS BUILDING - AMERICANS LOOK NORTH
HONG KONG NEW FOREIGN TAX IS 30%!!! 1% TAX AND $10,000 FINE FOR EMPTY HOMES APPROVED KERRISDALE BUYER: “VENDOR KNOCKED OFF $100,000” B.C. PPT BREAK ON NEW CONDOS AMONG REASONS TO BUY NEW NOW
