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No Bubble to See Here – Part 3 – Sustainability

No Bubble to See Here – Part 3 – Sustainability

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″]Are Vancouver real estate values sustainable? Short Version Yes. Easily. Long Version No doubt that question may seem laughable to some. The thing is, depending upon one’s age, this question has seemed laughable to many for...
No Bubble To See Here – Part 2 – Accepting Appreciation

No Bubble To See Here – Part 2 – Accepting Appreciation

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″]  Accepting Appreciation   If you are offered a bottle of water for $2.00 just after breakfast, you will likely say no thanks. Perhaps you’re not that thirsty and you will have time to grab one later. Besides, there is...
No Bubble To See Here – Part 1

No Bubble To See Here – Part 1

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″]Short version: There is no bubble. There is increasing demand and decreasing supply. The media want to sell newspapers, hence one inflammatory theory after another. Shadow this, foreign that, dirty money, etc. Factors, but...
Playing With House Money

Playing With House Money

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″] SHORT VERSION How much of the current record-setting price gains are self perpetuating? That is, ‘I just got paid $100,000.00 over asking, so now I too will pay $100,000.00 over asking… maybe $120,000.00 over’. It’s ‘found...
Myths, Analysis, and Emotion in Vancouver Real Estate

Myths, Analysis, and Emotion in Vancouver Real Estate

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″] Short Version Emotion drives our real estate market, but should it go unchecked? There is no metric for emotion. Emotion does not always equal logic. Interest rates play a small role in real estate pricing. Foreign buyers...