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High-end house rents in Vancouver plunge up to 20% as inventory spikes: experts

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Re: High-end house rents in Vancouver plunge up to 20% as inventory spikes: experts

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SFH sellers (and agents) dont seem to have accepted the change yet. No NWMLS data to back it up, but list pricing has stayed roughly at the same crazy high levels of spring 2018. Units are instead sitting for weeks or months. The rare ones that are relisted are reduced by maybe 1-2%. As you said, will be very curious to see what May 2019 looks like. PS: IIRC it was the may 2018 sales and inventory data that deviated…

Oh, it's just the usual waiting game. Happens every time. Sellers will stubbornly hold on to the last "fair" prices they were told, even if they can't sell, the RE agents will suggest waiting out the winter and taking the house off the market till the next spring. Buyers are aware of the inventory increase are waiting to see if it grows further and the they snatch up a bargain from a desperate seller. That's how it w…

Oh Ive been in Seattle for about 8-9 years now. I've already thrown my money in to the crazy market based on expected long term residency, historical low interest rates, & diversification of assets. But some of the insanity in SFH the last year or two is just ... wow.

If there is a major housing market correction in the next few years I wouldnt mind "upgrading" or taking a flyer on a vacation/hobby property. On my infinite "todo" list to pay more attention to commercial/industrial space.

Re: High-end house rents in Vancouver plunge up to 20% as inventory spikes: experts

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And yet we're told by the MSM that foreign ownership is 5%, makes one wonder if situations like this are even statistically detectable. If this article is remotely true and this is the start of a trend set off by having no rules whatsoever and then suddenly a whole bunch of not terribly well thought out rules, it's going to be interesting to see how this all plays out, especially when good old "fear is stronger than…

> And yet we're told by the MSM that foreign ownership is 5% When non-residents own 5% of a market that typically only has 1-2% listed at any time, prices quadruple like in Vancouver.

Yes, precisely, a 'normal' market would have a 5-6% vacancy rate. If your vacancy rate is only 2% and 5% of the inventory is empty but not for sale or rent, that is a huge distortion.
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