Everyone has a crush for real estate these days … Even people traditionally has nothing to do with real estate, in fact, enemies of the brick and mortar business model – The Geeks: – Google and Facebook employees are flocking to a startup that’s … Image Source Tech Insider–Jun 23, 2016 But it wasn’t a traditional real estate […]
Government’s numbers on foreign real estate buyers are nonsense
Government’s foreign buyer numbers way off according to Asian real estate conference Asia Real Estate Association of America, Vancouver chapter representatives say the government’s data sample is too low to be accurate. Agents, experts say Chinese buyers account for much more than 3% of B.C. homebuyers China Cash Power A provincial government statement that only […]
Foreigners Are Not The Root Cause For Canadian Housing Crisis?
Assuming “The Housing Crash Conspiracy Theory” is real, then foreign investors aren’t really the most significant factor. Because foreigners made up of just about 5% of the real estate purchases in Canada. That said, is 5% such a significant number (that can cause a severe housing crisis)? Want my money or not? Image Source Early data shows foreign nationals […]
Canada’s principal economy is now real estate
Textbooks all over the world will have to be revised soon, that Canada’s economy is no longer natural resources. Our principal business is now real estate, particularly residential dwellings. While our speciality is neither an exportable commodity nor services, it is nonetheless a very high-tech thingy – a kind of super-duper technology simply known as “house-flipping” in […]
Vancouver – The Darling of Canada Real Estate
Vancouver, Vancouver, Vancouver. I always wonder why do foreign investors, particularly those from China are so obsessed with this city … Fengshui? Image Source Foreign investment has impact on Vancouver housing market, say researchers
Soaring House Prices – Blame The Foreigners
Deep-pockets from China seem to have gluttonous appetite for real estate in the Great White North … Chinese bought $1.3B of Canadian commercial real estate this year CBC.ca The Bentall Centre in Vancouver sold to China’s Anbang Group earlier this year, pushing Chinese investment in Canadian commercial real estate to a new high. Chinese investors top commercial-property […]