August 2019

Developers Can't Get Enough Of Canada's New Loans To Build Rental Housing

Posted on Aug 13, 2019

Canada is expanding initiatives to increase housing supply amid growing affordability pressures.  Tyler Anderson/National Post files

Demand has been so hot for the low-cost CMHC loans that the government plans to increase the program to almost $14 billion over the next nine years.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ramped up loans to boost rental housi...

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Home Sales Increase In July

Posted on Aug 02, 2019

Home buyer demand picked up across Metro Vancouver last month, making July, a traditionally quieter month in real estate, the second highest selling month so far this year.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales in the region totalled 2,557 in July 2019, a 23.5 per cent increase from the 2,070 sales re...

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