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Conference kaosws::canada

Title:True North Strong & Free
Notice:Introduction in Note 535, For Sale/Wanted in 524
Moderator:POLAR::RICHARDSON
Created:Fri Jun 19 1987
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1040
Total number of notes:13668

633.0. "Housing/rental costs in Vancouver" by RDGE44::ALEUC2 (Barry Gates, 7830-1179) Wed Nov 18 1992 04:43

    After living in the UK for the past three years, I'll be returning to 
    Vancouver at the end of the year.   Can someone give me an idea what
    the housings/rental costs are like in the Vancouver area.
    
    What would it cost to rent a 2 bedroom place in Kits, South Van,
    Burnaby, Richmond? Does anyone know what the average ( but 
    nonexistent ) house costs in these areas?.
    
    What about the market in Victoria? Same situation as in Vancouver.
    
    The few reports that I have received say that house prices are still
    going up ( faster than inflation ) due to immigration into the area. Is
    Hong Kong money still flowing in and distorting the market place?
    
    What are the current mortgage rates?
    
    
    thanks
    
    Philip
    
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633.1Mortgages ... bad news ...KAOFS::S_BROOKWed Nov 18 1992 09:408
    Mortgage rates currently run from around 7 1/2% to 9 1/4% for 6 month
    to 5 year mortgages. BUT beware rates look like they are heading up
    due to a Canadian currency crisis.  Talk has the prime going up by as
    musch as 5% short term.  This will probably translate into a reverse
    spread with long term money being cheaper than short and long term
    rates mortgages up in the 12% range ... if this comes true.
    
    Stuart