Joannah Connolly
Metro Vancouver home sales up 46% year-over-year – but there’s a catch
Rush of spring-market transactions reported in early March was from pre-COVID-19 buying activity
Buyers can’t get out of home purchase contracts because of COVID-19
“Force majeure” get-out clause doesn’t automatically apply to real estate contracts during pandemic, even if you lose income and no longer want to buy
What you need to know about deferring mortgage payments due to COVID-19
Glacier Media Real Estate spoke with 5 mortgage experts who offered their insights and advice on some FAQs
Interest rates on new mortgages increasing, despite Bank of Canada rate drop
Fixed mortgage rates hiked, discounts on variable rates slashed as banks desperately seek liquidity, while government intervenes
‘Unprecedented paralysis of activity’ to curtail B.C. home sales: BCREA
Any buyer stimulus due to lower interest rates will be offset by economic paralysis, predicts association, which also calls for financial aid for households
Canada’s big banks, credit union announce mortgage payment deferrals
Big Six and Vancity offering up to six months payment free for mortgage holders unable to make payments due to pandemic
Value of B.C. home sales in February jumps 41% year over year
Province's average home sale price last month was 12 per cent higher than a year ago, on sales that were up 26.3 per cent
Metro Vancouver’s luxury home prices forecast to slip further
While the region’s overall market recovers from recent correction, prime real estate still has a way to go, predicts Royal LePage
Budget 2020: No new relief for renters or homebuyers
Zero new housing measures or changes to housing policy from provincial government, which uses Budget 2020 to reiterate existing 10-year plan
Condo owners face huge bills from massive strata insurance rate hikes
Strata property owners – and those who rent from them – are looking at unprecedented costs, while some strata buildings risk losing their insurance entirely