47 h. ago Canada’s weak condo market leaves potential house buyers ‘kind of stuck’

Canada's weak condo market has those looking to leave condo life behind and upgrade to a house in a tough spot: sell now at a lower than anticipated value, or wait out the storm.

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4 d. ago Letters to the Sun: Developers should be subject to same market risks as everyone else

Re: B.C. builders welcome NDP changes to development cost charges as housing starts falter If I buy stock, it might go up, and it might go down. Hundreds of people who bought pre-sale condos are now in trouble because their investment is worth less than what they paid for it. So can someone please tell […]

Sport

9 d. ago Canucks: Attention Vancouver realtors, Brock Boeser’s ready to buy a house

Boeser knows he has a big role to play. The commitment the Canucks have shown him means a lot to the veteran winger

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1 week ago Should a B.C. couple, both 45, sell their GICs to buy a bigger house?

Their focus at this stage should be on capital appreciation, not generating dividend income, portfolio manager says

Economics

1 week ago Australia Launches $1.5 Billion Plan to Boost Home Batteries

Australia started a A$2.3 billion ($1.5 billion) program to encourage households to buy batteries in an effort to absorb excess renewable energy and curb price swings in one of the world’s most volatile power markets.

Economics

2 w. ago Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac ordered to consider crypto as an asset when buying mortgages

The head of the federal government agency that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wants the mortgage giants to consider accepting a homebuyer’s cryptocurrency holdings in their criteria for buying mortgages from banks. William Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie and Freddie, ordered the agencies Wednesday to prepare a proposal […]

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2 w. ago Letters June 25, 2025: ‘We need to get creative to solve this housing crisis.’

CO-OP HOUSING Apart from the fact that young potential home buyers face a multitude of obstacles when attempting to become a homeowner, such as mortgage costs, large down payments, huge development fees and costs, I suggest that our government and developers concentrate on building co-operative housing to allow the 40-year-old generation to move out of […]

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3 w. ago Buying a house got costlier in May. What should your household income be?

While mortgage rates remained largely unchanged, rising home prices mean you’d have to spend more money on your monthly mortgage payments depending on where you live.

Economics

4 w. ago Buyers’ market takes hold in Southwestern Ontario – but can first

After a couple of years in balanced territory, Southwestern Ontario’s housing market is firmly turning into a buyers' one

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