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Article content The only housing mention that caused any buzz in this week’s federal budget was Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s promise to bring in a tax on foreign-owned property. The pledge gave Freeland a chance to get off one of her more quotable, more populist lines: “The idea here is that homes are for Canadians to live in,” she said. “They are not assets for parking offshore money.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your br...

April 19, 2021 | Budget Day Steve Saretsky Steve Saretsky is a Vancouver residential Realtor and author behind one of Vancouver’s most popular real estate blogs, Vancity Condo Guide. Steve is widely considered a thought leader in the industry with regular appearances on BNN, CBC, CKNW, CTV and as a contributor to BC Business Magazine. Steve provides advisory services to banks, hedge funds, developers, and various types of investors. It’s budget day. The much anticipated Federal budget is f...

April 9, 2021 | Vancouver Housing Boom, Pandemic, Interest Rates Steve Saretsky Steve Saretsky is a Vancouver residential Realtor and author behind one of Vancouver’s most popular real estate blogs, Vancity Condo Guide. Steve is widely considered a thought leader in the industry with regular appearances on BNN, CBC, CKNW, CTV and as a contributor to BC Business Magazine. Steve provides advisory services to banks, hedge funds, developers, and various types of investors. 2021 Real Estate Mark...

Making sense of the markets this week: April 5, 2021 By  Dale Roberts  on April 4, 2021 BMO sounds the alarm on Canadas housing market, while National Bank begs to differ; how it got so expensive to rent a car; and will bitcoin regulation really happen? Advertisement Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash Each week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors. Advertisement Serious concerns over ...

Canada's red-hot housing market has become a bonfire, spurring comparisons to earlier bubbles and prompting calls for cooling measures. But policymakers are standing back, unwilling to intervene for fear of undermining Canada's still-fragile economic recovery from the COVID...

OTTAWA — Canada’s red-hot housing market has become a bonfire, spurring comparisons to earlier bubbles and prompting calls for cooling measures. But…

Canadas red-hot housing market has become a bonfire, spurring comparisons to earlier bubbles and prompting calls for cooling measures. But policymakers are standing back, unwilling to intervene for fear of undermining Canadas still-fragile economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vancouver-area brokers say it is starting to feel like the height of the last bubble, when prices were rising by as much as 6% each month.

OTTAWA — Canada’s red-hot housing market has become a bonfire, spurring comparisons to earlier bubbles and prompting calls for cooling measures. But…

Canada's red-hot housing market has become a bonfire, spurring comparisons to earlier bubbles and prompting calls for cooling measures. But policymakers are standing back, unwilling to intervene for fear of undermining Canada's still-fragile economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Real&#x...