Bob Bracken - Real Estate Investment Think Bob Bracken

Annual Property Assessment Notices from BC Assessment Authority were mailed out in early January 2020, & by now you should have received yours. The “Assessed Value” figure is BC Assessment's estimate...

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Stats Report for May 2019 showed a significant increase in Greater Metro Vancouver homes Sales - up 44% from Sales in the region for April. May Sales were also...

Market Expectations, if sustained, sooner or later become Market Realities. A significant reduction in Sales activity fuelled by politically motivated, economically flawed taxes & government policies...

In my News Bulletin Fall 2018, I outlined the City of Vancouver initiative to increase the supply & affordability of housing for both renters & buyers in most Vancouver’s residential neig...

By now, BC property owners should have received a mailed notice from the BC NDP Government requiring them to complete a Declaration (by March 31, 2019) to be exempt from a new, selective tax that targets...

The Vancouver Real Estate market - especially for Detached Homes - went through a rough patch from late Summer 2018 to Winter 2019. The effect of restrictive new mortgage lending policies introduced by...

On November 28th, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its Fall Rental Housing Market Report for the Census Market Areas of Vancouver. CMHC releases these reports semi-annually, and the lengthy...

Under a policy initiative titled “Making Room Housing Program” the City of Vancouver is introducing dramatic re-zoning proposals to increase housing density & supply in most of Vancouver...

Real Estate markets change, & strategies used to market & sell properties must adjust & change as well. The hot Vancouver market of a couple of years ago - with high sales, low inventory, easy...

Changes in Government Legislation & Taxation Policies along with the policy statements accompanying these changes, is being felt in the Vancouver Market. Stiffer taxes on purchases by non-residents,...

By now you likely thought we have been taxed enough? Did you also think that the City’s social engineering agenda had completely gone into Totalitarian State mode? As of Feb 2nd (now moved to March...

The following Case Study illustrates one of the most compelling reasons for buying and owning rental investment real estate is the phenomena of expanding value and expanding return on investment. This occurs...

The Vancouver Real Estate market - especially for Detached Homes - has gone through a bit of a roller coaster ride from Winter/Spring 2016 through to now - Winter/Spring 2018. 2016 1st half saw a very robust,...

As of January 1, 2018, uninsured mortgage consumers (i.e. those with 20% or more downpayment) must now qualify for property financing using a new minimum qualifying rate. The rate will be the greater of...

(originally published in 2010, updated to 2017) By Bob Bracken

The following Case Study illustrates an answer to the title question, ‘’Vancouver Real Estate, can prices go any higher?...

(originally published in 1999, updated to 2018)

The following Case Study illustrates that Sellers may not want to be tied up with long completions and will look at all offers as to when they would...

(originally published in Spring 1997, updated to 2017)

The following Case Study illustrates Investment Properties have equaled a very affordable Home for some savvy Investors. Income from Suites...

The following Case Study illustrates, again, the principle that there are always gems and opportunities in the Market. These are usually found by looking past the superficial elements of a property to realize...

The 1st half of 2017 in the Vancouver Residential market (at least for Detached and land based property) can justifiably be characterized as “The Comeback” - i.e. from the effects of the 2016...

For decades - as many of my Clients and Readers know - I have been expounding (ad nauseam ?) my belief in the underpinnings of Vancouver Real Estate values and the fundamental economic conditions that predict...