Real Estate News Headlines // April 28th 2016

A pair of Canada Geese has claimed some prime real estate in downtown Edmonton and residents of the downtown condo building are in a flap over the unlikely squatters.

Vancouver’s real estate market is messed up. It’s really messed up. As a result it’s attracted a lot of attention. From media reports, to provincial scrutiny, to self-regulatory board actions, Canada’s most expensive real estate market is under the proverbial microscope. But what do we know for sure? Here’s a round-up of eight factors that are helping to push prices through the stratosphere in Vancouver and the lower mainland.

Canada’s greatest contribution to sustaining our planet’s biodiversity and ecological services may very well be our abundance. From some of the world’s largest intact forests and wetlands, to wild northern rivers, to spectacles of bird and mammal migrations, Canada is one of only a handful of countries with true wilderness and wild spaces remaining.

Thirty-six is the new 30 for first-time home buyers in Canada, according to a recent poll by BMO — meaning that the average age of current home buyers is 36, while the majority of current home owners bought their place before they were 30.