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Vancouver’s real estate market mirrors Chinese economy, according to study

By Kevin Griffin, Vancouver Sun, March 12, 2013

All aspects of the Vancouver housing market and economic growth in China move together and are statistically significant, according to an analysis by an economist with the Conference Board of Canada. Read more


China Growth Sets Vancouver Home Prices: Chart of the Day

By Ilan Kolet & Greg Quinn, Bloomberg News, January 20, 2013

The CHART OF THE DAY shows the relationship between growth in China’s gross domestic product and home prices in metropolitan Vancouver, Canada’s most expensive city, where Statistics Canada data show 15 percent of the population has a first language that’s a Chinese dialect. Read more


Where Rich Chinese Are Buying Real Estate

Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, June 20, 2011

Vancouver, London and the big cities down under are second homes of choice for China’s super rich, according to real estate services firm Colliers International. Read more