The Vancouver Life Real Estate Podcast

Dec 07 2024 252 ep. 30 mins 44
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The Vancouver Life podcast exists to educate, inspire, entertain, add value, challenge and ultimately provide guidance to its listeners when it comes to Vancouver Real Estate.

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Vancouver Real Estate Market Update for December 2024

Dec 07 2024 32 mins  
This episode delves deeply into the housing affordability crisis in Canada, a critical issue that remains at the forefront in 2024. With persistently high home prices, elevated interest rates, and a rising cost of living, homeownership is becoming increasingly unattainable for many Canadians.The data tells a sobering story. Homeownership rates in Canada have declined from 69% in 20

6 Key Reasons Why Interest Rates Are Set to Keep Falling

Nov 30 2024 19 mins  
This week in Canadian real estate, fresh GDP data revealed slower-than-expected economic growth. Canada’s economy grew by 1% year-over-year in the third quarter, with GDP rising only 0.1% in September. On a per capita basis, GDP actually declined for the seventh consecutive quarter, reflecting further economic challenges. These weaker-than-anticipated numbers have shifted market

Canada's Real Estate: Inflation Hits Target, Housing Starts Drop & Mortgage Challenges Loom

Nov 23 2024 22 mins  
This week, we’re examining how key economic indicators, policy changes, and market trends are influencing everything from interest rates to housing affordability. Inflation has officially returned to the Bank of Canada’s 2% target, but what does this mean for the direction of interest rates heading into 2025? The Bank faces a delicate balancing act with inflation on target, GDP

Canada’s Housing Market: GDP Surprise, Falling Rents, Trump Tariffs & Mortgage Wars

Nov 16 2024 22 mins  
This week, six critical factors emerged that could significantly influence the Canadian housing market in the coming months. First, Statistics Canada revised GDP figures upward, adding 1.3% growth between 2021 and 2023, equivalent to an entire year of economic activity. While this suggests a stronger-than-expected economy, it complicates the Bank of Canada’s recent rate-cutting s

Vancouver Real Estate Market Update for November 2024

Nov 09 2024 30 mins  
In October, Vancouver’s real estate market exhibited mixed signals. Despite a continued decline in home prices, with the benchmark HPI dropping for the fifth consecutive month by 0.6%, a surprising surge in sales emerged. Total sales jumped 43% from September and 32% year-over-year, marking October 2024 as the third-highest sales month of the year and the most active October sinc

Canada's Economic Shift: Falling GDP, Immigration, and Interest Rates – What It Means for Housing

Nov 02 2024 25 mins  
In a climate of economic turbulence, Canada’s economy is showing signs of a downturn that could significantly affect Vancouver’s real estate market. The Bank of Canada recently reduced its interest rate by 50 basis points, following weaker-than-expected inflation and a rise in business insolvencies. While these rate cuts may offer mortgage relief, they’re also weakening the C

How To Profit From BC's Multiplex Plan : Lightwell Developments

Oct 26 2024 50 mins  
In this episode, the podcast hosts dive into one of the most transformative housing policies in British Columbia’s recent history—the Small Scale Multi-Unit Housing Initiative, introduced under Bill C44. This policy marks a significant shift in how housing developments are approached, aiming to address the critical shortage of homes in the Lower Mainland by automatically rezoni

What's Killing Construction Businesses and Future Housing Stock?

Oct 19 2024 22 mins  
Inflation has cooled down, with a rise of just 1.6% in September, significantly lower than August’s 2.0%. Outside of the COVID-era disruptions, this marks the lowest inflation figure in 5.5 years, dating back to February 2019. Back then, the overnight rate was 1.75%, 2.5 basis points lower than today’s rate. The drop in shelter costs, which dipped from 5.3% to 5.0%, contributed

Will the NDP's Housing Plan Solve BC's Crisis? | Election Countdown

Oct 12 2024 49 mins  
With the election just one week away, housing remains a pivotal issue for voters across Canada. This week, we take a close look at the New Democratic Party’s (NDP) housing policy, following last week’s review of the Conservative Party’s platform. The NDP’s 66-page action plan is packed with ambitious goals, focusing primarily on improving affordability for first-time buyers

Vancouver Real Estate Market Update for October 2024

Oct 05 2024 52 mins  
With the BC provincial election approaching on October 19th, housing policy has become a focal point for both major parties—the NDP and the Conservatives. Each party has released its housing platform, but the Conservative Party’s approach has sparked significant debate due to its "ambitious" tax-cut promises and plans to further streamline housing development.The Conservatives