Non-resident investors owned only 2.5 per cent of all houses in the province.
foreign homebuyers
April 13, 2018
11:13AM
Heavy-handed policies such as B.C.’s “speculation” tax target symptoms rather than causes.
March 7, 2018
4:25PM
It takes 21 months (on average) for homebuilders to obtain building permits from Vancouver City Hall.
February 20, 2018
3:58PM
In today's budget, B.C. NDP Finance Minister Carole James said the government’s housing plan will be “comprehensive."
February 14, 2018
9:13AM
Metro Vancouver’s housing crunch exists primarily because there aren’t enough new homes getting built.
December 20, 2017
9:50AM
Historically low interest rates have enabled families to more than double their mortgage borrowing power since 2000.
August 28, 2017
10:38AM
Rent control could devastate the rental market in Toronto.
August 17, 2017
8:52AM
From 2000 to 2014, the maximum mortgage for the average family grew by 126 per cent.
November 8, 2016
11:49AM
Council and community groups represent strongest deterrent to homebuilding in Toronto.
September 27, 2016
3:30AM
Regulatory red tape is resulting in fewer new homes than there otherwise would be with a growing pool of buyers, contributing to rising prices.