One reason real estate's a good investment
Posted on Nov 19, 2025
In each issue of News From Nexus, there’s a story about the previous month’s real estate statistics from Greater Vancouver Realtors. They, of course, are just the tip of the stats iceberg and some of the ones that readers don’t see also have a story to tell.
In this era when home prices are more or less stable — or in some cases going down — the que...
BCREA: housing market getting stronger
Posted on Nov 19, 2025
The latest news from the B.C. Real Estate Association is about the “housing market activity strengthening into the closing months of 2025.”
This requires a little context, of course. It’s based on the graph that shows sales in all parts of the province are going in the right direction.
It’s also based on the fact that while sales increases are occur...
Bank of Canada rate lowered another .25 per cent
Posted on Nov 19, 2025
"For many months, we have been stressing that monetary policy cannot undo the damage caused by tariffs. Increased trade friction with the United States means our economy will work less efficiently, with higher costs and less income. Monetary policy can help the economy adjust as long as inflation is well-controlled, but it cannot restore the econom...
Online poll in favour of current housing strategies
Posted on Nov 19, 2025
When it comes to housing strategy, the majority of British Columbians are in favour of the decade-long measures of the Provincial Government, according to a story in Business In Vancouver.
The online survey conducted from October 13 to October 15, among 802 adults in the province demonstrated support for:
• increasing the foreign buyers tax from 15 p...