Market Prices Fall Pushing Average Down

Canadian Realestate Magazine

Canadian Real Estate Economist Gregory Klump said the drop in the national average selling price to $361,181 in July, is reflected in the recent cooling luxury markets of Vancouver and Toronto. See all stories on this topic »

12 most overpriced real estate markets in the world

Here are a look at the 12 most overpriced real estate markets in the world, according to The Economist….

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12 most overpriced real estate markets in the world

House price cool-down expected

The report by Re/Max showed house prices climbed an average of 6.82 per cent every year from January 2000 to December 2010, a pace of growth that BMO Capital Markets economist Robert Kavcic described as unsustainable. The Greater Victoria rate during that period was 7.8 per cent.

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House price cool-down expected

Canada among 12 most overpriced housing markets in the world

Financial Post- The U.S. housing market may have crashed, but bubbles around the world keep blowing.

Prices in some of the world’s major real estate markets continue to be inflated by real reasons, like scarcity, and by less savory realities, like easy credit and speculation.

The Economist has broken down which markets are most over-inflated, by comparing rental prices to sale prices of properties.

This reflects what the cash flow is on a potential investment property versus the underlying asset value. If you don’t get much cash out of the rental, the property purchase makes less and less sense…

Canada among 12 most overpriced housing markets in the world

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