Prince George Real Estate News

Vancouver has second least affordable North American housing market (INFOGRAPHIC)

San Francisco is only city that's even less affordable than Vancouver, comparing home prices with typical incomes

Mar 29, 2019 3:32 PM Read more >

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.

Mar 20, 2019 9:39 PM Read more >

B.C. real estate not alone as home prices slide across prime global cities

London, Sydney, Hong Kong and more seeing price declines over past year, reports The Economist – a correlation that could herald a global recession

Mar 8, 2019 11:19 AM Read more >

What B.C. cities can learn from Seattle’s successful housing outcomes

Seattle’s changes to density zoning, development incentives and consultation processes have resulted in more supply and moderating home prices, says global housing expert

Feb 21, 2019 4:18 PM Read more >

B.C. government not stablizing housing market the right way: BCREA

Finance minister says housing market is moving in right direction, but real estate industry critics disagree

Feb 20, 2019 6:58 AM Read more >

B.C. budget delivers few new measures for housing and homeownership

Biggest new policy is a $76 million investment in modular housing for homeless; no sign of promised renters’ rebate

Feb 19, 2019 2:49 PM Read more >

B.C.’s ‘policy-induced’ housing slowdown gives chill to January's market: BCREA

B.C. Northern board bucks provincial trend as one of only three boards seeing home prices higher than one year previously

Feb 15, 2019 10:34 AM Read more >

Metro Vancouver home prices continue to weaken

The latest Teranet-National Bank data shows prices in the region have fallen 3.2 per cent over the last six months

Feb 13, 2019 11:21 AM Read more >

Province expecting $400M hole in Property Transfer Tax revenues

Housing market slowdown has slashed B.C. government’s projected income from purchase taxes, including foreign buyer tax revenues

Feb 12, 2019 11:52 AM Read more >

No housing-related ‘brain drain’ from Metro Vancouver, says analyst

More young professionals are coming to the region than are leaving it, according to Census data

Feb 11, 2019 1:57 PM Read more >