Real Estate

Ottawa is quickly rolling out many economy-shaping government policies—but they’re not giving us information about their potential impact

As Ottawa moves to cool the excesses of the housing market, those who’ve benefited from the bubble should hope for the best, but expect the worst

The debate over B.C.’s new tax on foreign buyers exposes how badly the Canadian economy needs ridiculously unsustainable house prices to keep rising

The gains from soaring house prices in Toronto and Vancouver are dwarfing paycheques from even the best-paying jobs in those cities

Those who once dismissed talk of Canada’s overheated housing market are now worried about a bubble

Why do we repeatedly fall into the trap of inflating bubbles even though history shows they always end badly? Blame your brain.

Even localized housing bubbles can have national consequences, but Canada has no regulatory body capable of addressing them

Real estate helped Vancouver’s economy outperform, yet astronomical prices will make it extremely hard to lure young, skilled workers to the city

A Q&A with the Vancouver correspondent for the South China Morning Post, a keen observer of the city’s housing market and its unaffordability crisis

How China’s affection for Canada’s real estate is reshaping the nation’s housing market well beyond Vancouver