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Stress Test Creating Pent-up Demand
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 5,707 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in March, a decline of 23 percent from the same month last year. The average MLS® residential price in the province was $687,720, a decline of ...
Continue ReadingB-20 Stress Test Needs Revision to Improve Housing Affordability
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) is calling on the federal government to revisit the B-20 stress test so that more BC families can achieve their dream of home-ownership. Mortgage lending rules, known as the B-20 stress test, have eroded housing affordability by reducing the purchasing power of families ...
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