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A recent article in the Financial Post discussed the current state of real estate investment trusts in relation to the risks of record consumer debt and soaring housing prices. Some investors have warned that such factors may be inflating a bubble in the condominium markets in Toronto and Vancouver. Despite concerns that the Bank of Canada [...]
This Just in : BMO Economics Survey Results
The BMO Bank of Montreal survey found that while most Canadian households could survive a stress-test against the possibility of rising interest rates, one in five said a two-percentage-point rise in rates would hamper their ability to afford their home and a further 20 per cent said they didn’t know. In B.C., where Vancouver is [...]
Is Canada Still a Safe Haven for Real Estate Investment?
When it comes to buying real estate, it might seem obvious that location is the most important factor in one’s decision-making process. However, the perfect location for an investment has as much to do with aesthetic value and infrastructural assets as it does with the socio-economic climate. This has certainly been evident amidst the ongoing [...]
Considering GDP in Investment Real Estate
The importance of researching economic growth or decline and emerging market trends is not lost on any property investor. Much of the information that investors turn to, however, is based on lagging indicators, such as vacancy rates and average prices. Lagging indicators are useful when predicting long-term trends because they change after the economy as [...]
