When looking at the current Vancouver real estate, you may be left with the question with who these days have the money to buy housing in the city. In this article we will cover just who is able to purchase real estate in Vancouver.
Foreign home owners
In recent reports conducted in the Vancouver area it has been discovered that the majority of home-owners in Vancouver are not actually residents there. The type of property often owned by non-residents tends to be condos, with the percentage of condos owned by non-residents being 30.4% higher than that of residents. However, the condos owned by non-residents often come at a higher price, 25.6% to be exact. There has also been a rise in Hong Kong buyers due to uncertain political stability in their country. More details!
New ways to buy
Due to high property prices in the Vancouver area people have been adapting and figuring out new ways to get onto the real estate property ladder. One of the ways that they have done this is by co-ownership of the property. This is when two or more people pool together their resources and purchase the property together. This can become difficult later on when they are trying to figure out who is entitled to what depending on how much each has paid, but in the meantime it get them onto the property ladder. This is normally done by either: each person gets a private suite or each one gets a bedroom and the common areas such as the kitchen, bathroom and living room are shared between all of them. This situation can get even more complicated if there are renovations needed to the property which could lead to conflict as to how to split the renovation costs. It is for this reason that it is advised that in this situation that both parties have a lawyer to help them through this process to avoid any unresolveable problems in the future.
Big earners
A study was concluded to determine just how much a person would need to make in order to be able to afford a house in different neighborhoods, and the results were shocking. In at least five of the neighborhoods in Vancouver the amount needed to purchase a property was over 100,000 USD more than the average household was making. This leaves a big gap for high earners to come in and purchase all of the property that the average household cannot afford. This leads to big earners owning more than the average family, such as a West end condo or a downtown one.
In conclusion, the majority of property in Vancouver is being purchased by either big earners or by non-residents buyers. However, this is down to the fact that Vancouver real estate is a very attractive investment for all. For more details, visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver
