[Frank Zhang]

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August's sale will be low, of course and as expected. We may even see a bit of price weakness for this month.

This is in part because of the 15% additional Property Transfer Tax enacted by BC government. This new and significant tax will certainly drive away quite a number of foreign buyers. Those who believe that foreign buyers would not care about the added expense are just ignorant. As the statistics suggests, this 10% of purchasers should be absent from the market in August.

The Tax should also have had a stunning effect for other people who are not subject to additional cost but are likely scared and have a short expectation.

August has traditionlly been vacation season and usually sees low sales volumn.


Overall, I wouldn't feel surprised if sales volume turns out significant smaller.

On the other hand, the big picture has not changed. Housing supply remains inadequet, interest rate at historic low and may get reduced even further because of Canada's overall economic conditions.

In another word, Vancouver's housing market will be picking up soon after the market breathes away the tax smells.



I feel the next 1-2 months would make the best buying window.

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我朋友现在正等着捡便宜呢，高贵林没有期房可买，剩下的高得离谱，polygon的公寓，24楼，70万两室一厅，这直逼本拿比啊

[晓确幸]

阴天 写道:

我朋友现在正等着捡便宜呢，高贵林没有期房可买，剩下的高得离谱，polygon的公寓，24楼，70万两室一厅，这直逼本拿比啊

那为什么不买本拿比？

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东不成西不就 写道:

那为什么不买本拿比？

他预算是60万以内，必须是2010年后盖的高层水泥公寓两室，所以本拿比基本上找不到

[本拿笔的长者]

阴天 写道:

我朋友现在正等着捡便宜呢，高贵林没有期房可买，剩下的高得离谱，polygon的公寓，24楼，70万两室一厅，这直逼本拿比啊

70万的新公寓，就算有view，也太贵了吧。相比较之下，还是酥梨中心的阿怕门便宜，尽管是期房，但35万足够拿下。而且天车比长青线要方便：一部直达downtown，不需要中途换车。

可惜很多华人嫌弃“酥梨”两个字，以及跟房价比起来微不足道的过桥费，情愿多花50%甚至一倍的价钱去买搞鬼林中心的房子，可悲可叹啊。

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和老移民聊过，七十年代温东的renfrew新盖独立屋期房是12万一栋，素里大地新房4万一栋，当时不值钱的，放到现在还是不那么值钱

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谈笑风生的长者 写道:

70万的新公寓，就算有view，也太贵了吧。相比较之下，还是酥梨中心的阿怕门便宜，尽管是期房，但35万足够拿下。而且天车比长青线要方便：一部直达downtown，不需要中途换车。 可惜很多华人嫌弃“酥梨”两个字，以及跟房价比起来微不足道的过桥费，情愿多花50%甚至一倍的价钱去买搞鬼林中心的房子，可悲可叹啊。

surrey依然就是名声不好，现在房源太少，选择范围太少了，要不然开发商不会这么死皮赖脸的要高价