Published by The Wall Street Journal by Jake Maxwell Watts and P.R. Venkat on April 23th 2018

Private-equity firms and sovereign wealth funds flock to Vietnam, following years of economic reform Global private-equity firms and sovereign wealth funds are pouring record sums of money into Vietnam, fueled by a loosening of ownership restrictions in the communist nation’s largest companies and accelerating economic growth. At least $3 billion worth of stock sales by…

Published by HomeMarket Update by Steve Randall on Apr 11th 2018

A survey of international real estate markets has put Canada in the top 5 for investors. Analysts at WIRE Consulting determined that Mexico is the best place to invest in property due to its geographical proximity, lower taxes and familiar environment. Second is Costa Rica while Canada takes third spot, with both sharing similar attributes…

Published by REP Publication by Steve Randall on Mar 29th 2018

The housing measures set out in the Quebec provincial budget have been given the thumbs up by a local real estate board. The Greater Montreal Real Estate Board says that all of the real estate and housing measures tabled by the finance minister are positive, especially those relating to homeownership. Among the province’s proposals are…

Published by REP Publication by Steve Randall on Mar 22th 2018

Vancouver has taken the prime position in North America in a global ranking of quality of living. The Austrian city of Vienna tops the league table from Mercer, followed by Zurich (2), and Auckland and Munich in joint 3rd place. Vancouver takes 5th place. While San Francisco is the best placed in the US (30),…

Published by REP Publication by Steve Randall on Jan 9th 2018

Home sales in the Montreal CMA jumped 10% in December compared to a year earlier with 2,781 units sold through the Centris database. It was a busy end to the year for members of the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board who saw the most active December since 2009 with four of the six main areas…

Published by Real Estate Professional Study by Ephraim Vecina on Feb 9th 2018

Nearly 10% of mortgages issued in Vancouver and Toronto in 2016 went to non-permanent foreign residents aged under 25 years old, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Agency (CMHC). The federal housing agency noted that this upward trend has been consistent over a two-year period, which could mean that “younger NPR (non-permanent residents) may…

Published by CRE Publication by Steve Randall on Jan 29th 2018

As one of the cities still in the running to be home to Amazon’s HQ2, Toronto has made a top 30 ranking of global cities for commercial real estate investment. The listing from investment manager Schroders is headed by Los Angeles and includes Hong Kong, London, New York and Shanghai in its top 5. Toronto…

Published by REP Publication by Canadian Press on Feb 28th 2018

The Canadian commercial real estate market set another record for investments in 2017 and was one of only four countries in the world to do so, according to a new report from CBRE Ltd The report said there were more than $43.1 billion in investments last year, surpassing $34.7 billion in 2016, and CBRE predicts…

Published by Real Estate Professional by Steve Randall on Jan 16th 2018

Investors continue to see Canada as a good risk for real estate investment. A survey of members of the Association of Foreign Real Estate Investors holds Canada steady in third place for 2017, the same as a year earlier. The US tops the list with Germany second; the UK and Australia complete the top 5….