Blog by Jennifer Chu

Soft landing seen for Canada's housing market

June 25th, 2008

June 23, 2008

The real estate market appears poised for a soft landing rather than a crash, in a cooling trend the Bank of Canada says is both "expected and welcome."

Sheryl Kennedy, the central bank's deputy governor, said Canada's financial prudence has helped it sidestep the sharp home price declines being experienced in countries including the U.S., Britain and Spain.

"The Canadian housin ...

Growing supply helps stabilize market conditions

June 4th, 2008

VANCOUVER, B.C. - June 3, 2008 - The Greater Vancouver housing market continued its re-balance between sales and listings last month. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver declined 30.7 per cent in May 2008 to 3,002 from the 4,331 sales recorded in May 2007.

New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties i ...