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Money Laundering & Vancouver Real Estate

Money Laundering & Vancouver Real Estate

Money Laundering As of late there has been much media attention focused on the role of foreign buyers, and increasingly on ‘money laundering’. No doubt both foreign buyers and money laundering play a role in our markets but not necessarily a linked role....
No Bubble To See Here – Part 6 – Emotion

No Bubble To See Here – Part 6 – Emotion

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″]Why none of the math in previous posts in this series really matters…   Emotion   The largest investment in the entire process of purchasing real estate is the emotional investment.   Emotion drives the...
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...