Vancouver’s Foreign Buyer Tax Didn’t Stop Real Estate Sales, China Did from @ Better Dwelling April 2, 2017 Think the foreign buyer tax reduced sales of Vancouver real estate? Not exactly. Declining sales have more to do with a Chinese clampdown on outflows in December, and new capital controls in January. While we won’t bore
Do you Rent or OWN your Mortgage Life Insurance? Buying a home and getting a mortgage can be an overwhelming process. With insurance planning being left to the end, many people do not take the time to get a comprehensive life insurance plan in place and end up paying more than they should for basic mortgage
Despite regional variations, home sales across the province returned to a historic average level for January, according to the British Columbia Real Estate Association. Sales have slowed in the Vancouver housing market due in part to policy initiatives such as the foreign buyers tax and tighter credit regulations for first time home buyer, but the BCREA reports that sales
