Highrise from Onni a first for Port Coquitlam

August 7, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment 

New “suburbia” features affordable and sustainable housing close to shops, dining and transitMore Info: Click here

Home ownership costs to rise in Canada: RBC report

May 30, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment 

Home ownership costs to rise in Canada: RBC report
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Metro Vancouver home prices dip slightly in April

May 30, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment 

VANCOUVER — April saw a blip in the rise of Metro Vancouver housing prices, which is another sign that the market is easing into a balanced state.
The Conference Board of Canada noted that Metro Vancouver’s average home price dipped 2.6 per cent to $662,348 in April from March, though it remains almost 20 per cent [...]

Metro Vancouver housing demand expected to flatten out in 2010

May 30, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment 

VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver real estate sales will drop in 2010 compared to last year and flatten out in 2011 because new buyers who would have been in the market were enticed to buy in 2009, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Wednesday.
CMHC is forecasting that Metro Vancouver will see 35,000 property sales cleared through [...]

Canadian home sales fall 2.6 per cent in April as market cools down

May 30, 2010 by John Grasty · Leave a Comment 

OTTAWA — The Canadian housing market is cooling, but the decline will be moderate, thanks to the rebound in the labour market, economists say.
Canadian home sales fell 2.6 per cent in April from the previous month, with residential sales totalling 52,042 units last month, 6.8 per cent below the peak reached in December 2009, the [...]