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Article: UBC student commutes from Calgary — cheaper than paying Vancouver rent

Real Talk with Corbin | February 7, 2024 | written by Corbin Chivers

🔴Believe it or not, living in Calgary and flying into Vancouver for school could actually be more budget-friendly than living in Vancouver itself! 🛫📚 🔴 Well at least according to one student’s savvy calculations in this article! 🔴 Vancouver’s housing costs soaring OVER DOUBLE that of Calgary’s, the sky might just be the new highway…

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Canada extends Foreign 🏡 Buyers Ban until 2027📆

Real Talk with Corbin | February 5, 2024 | written by Corbin Chivers

Canada extends Foreign 🏡 Buyers Ban until 2027📆 🔵 The Federal Government, led by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, announced that Canada is extending its foreign home buyer 🚫🌍 ban until 2027. This measure, initially set in 2023, prohibits non-Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents from purchasing residential properties in Canada 🇨🇦. 🔵 The Liberal Government and…

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🏢 Rent Reality Check! Ever wondered how far $2500 goes in Vancouver vs Calgary? You might be shocked! 🤯💸

Real Talk with Corbin | January 20, 2024 | written by Corbin Chivers

🔴 Rent Reality Check! 😱 Ever wondered how far $2500 goes in #Vancouver vs #Calgary? You might be shocked! 🤯💸 🟣 In Downtown Vancouver it gets you… wait for it… a charmingly cramped 480 sq ft 1-bed! 😂🏚️ Meanwhile, in Downtown Calgary, the same dough lands you a swanky 2-bed 800 sq ft condo! 🏢! I’ve personally…

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Before and After Bill 44

Real Talk with Corbin | January 4, 2024 | written by Corbin Chivers

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨 | 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 (@callcorbinteam) 🔴🏡Think your “SINGLE FAMILY HOME” is getting a bit too cozy? Well, brace yourself, the rules have changed 🤔😅!!! 🔴Why keep just one home 🏠 on your lot when you can now LEGALLY squeeze…

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Vancouverites owe nearly 6 times average debt

Real Talk with Corbin | December 30, 2023 | written by Corbin Chivers

View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨 | 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 (@callcorbinteam) 🔴 🏡With Residents in Vancouver oweing whooping $360,000 PER CAPITA in Consumer Debt … Peter Griffin could have 10X’D his satirical song and still been SHORT $60K for your average Vancouverites 😳😅 🔴 🏡What IS “Consumer…

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Record population growth risks creating more housing issues in Canada…

Real Talk with Corbin | December 23, 2023 | written by Corbin Chivers

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨 | 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 (@callcorbinteam) 🔴 🏡If you thought our Housing, Healthcare, and Education Crises couldn’t get any worse than worse than you’d unfortunately be wrong 😬😅! 🔴 Last Week Statistics Canada reported Canada’s population had jumped 430,635 from…

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7 future highrises near Langley skytrain raises eyebrows.

Real Talk with Corbin | December 5, 2023 | written by Corbin Chivers

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨 | 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 (@callcorbinteam) 🔴🏢 If you thought TRAFFIC in Langley was bad now… 😅😅😅 🚗🚕🚓 🔸Just wait until there are SEVEN Towers 🏢🏢🏢🏢🏢🏢🏢 & 2500 New Residents all packed into the new “Willowbrook Station” ( labelled a…

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New short term rental restrictions have some BC property owners panicking

Real Talk with Corbin | November 24, 2023 | written by Corbin Chivers

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨 | 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 (@callcorbinteam) 🔴🏡 BC property owners who have short-term rentals are in crisis mode. What was once a profitable endeavor is now a possible bankruptcy for many! Being forced to sell your rental property in an…

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60% of mortgages are still left to renew in 2024-2026

Real Talk with Corbin | November 17, 2023 | written by Corbin Chivers

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨 | 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 (@callcorbinteam) 🏡🔴With prices ALREADY on the decline since July📉, and sales ratios nearly record low in many areas 📉, we still have 60% of the outstanding Mortgage Debt 💸in this country up for renewal between…

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Mortgage rates predicted not to come down says David Macdonald, Senior Economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Real Talk with Corbin | November 17, 2023 | written by Corbin Chivers

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨 | 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 (@callcorbinteam) Mortgage rates predicted not to come down says David Macdonald, Senior Economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and my opinion… what’s yours? 🔴🏡For those of you who watched my LAST Reel, you…

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