A Blog For Condo Buyers and Sellers
There is no question that condo sales have slowed significantly in recent months and many are concerned about what the future has in store.
As usual, there is always two sides to every story and the positive side to this one is that developers are starting to look at developing rental condos again. It was only [...]
As most of us who call Vancouver home probably agree, it is a beautiful place to live and it keeps getting better (in many respects anyway).
The city has a great history with livability being improved by new condo developments. I know at times, especially in times like we have had recently, this sometimes if forgotten [...]
Yes the market is down all over the country, but certainly to different degrees in different places. I think most would agree that when you have a market like this there will be opportunities for good investments.
Toronto may be a place to watch in the investment condo market as pointed out in the following Metro [...]
It seems that more and more condo developments in downtown Vancouver may be adding childcare spaces. There is one specifically that will be opening next year, Atelier on Robson. I think this is great for a city that is in desperate need of more spaces for childcare.
I find it interesting in the Georgia Straight article [...]
RBC has come out with an interesting report indicating that although prices have started to come down in the lower Mainland, it still costs almost twice as much to own here as other places in the country. The one exception seems to be condo which are at about 70% higher than other places.
Now 70% is [...]
I wrote recently about plans for for more high density housing in Calgary. Although this still seems to be the plan of the city planners, there has been acknowledgement that there may be less demand for this that was originally thought.
No doubt there is still a high demand for the lifestyle afforded by condo living [...]
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OK, Maybe I am stretching this a bit, but there is some truth to it.
Today more and more cities are looking to reducing Urban Sprawl, and Vancouver is a great model for that. With development planned around sky train stations, Vancouver had managed to create self sustaining pockets of condos and services [...]
