B.C. supports housing vacancy tax in Vancouver to assist with rental shortage
BC government supports municipal move to tax vacant properties
Real Estate
Can I get mortgage insurance if I’m on long-term disability?
A reader asks if it’s too late to get mortgage insurance, now that she is long-term disability benefits.
Insight into Vancouver’s real estate market
According to a new provincial government report, just over 5% of real estate purchases in metro Vancouver were made...
Mortgage renewal: What’s best a variable or fixed rate?
A reader wants to help his parents and be debt-free sooner. Can he succeed with both goals?
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Delays in building and land development helps push up home prices
Reforming regulations to encourage new building won’t be easy, but city governments have policy levers at their disposal
Going FSBO isn’t exactly free
But how much cheaper is it than the $39K if you go with a realtor?
Toronto real estate prices soar but sales volume down
No let-up in Toronto’s hot real estate market
Is it the right time to buy a house? Yes. If you have answers
The practical answer has little to do with mortgage rates or housing prices
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What should I do with the family farm?
One option is to sever the land, keep the house, and sell the rest