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by qwertywert_ 1091 days ago
Rental investors, foreign investors, huge population growth supply cannot keep up. A little bit of mortgage fraud[0].

Highest debt to GDP in G7s, meaning a large portion of people bought recently or HELOC'd are leveraged up to secure their place in the market.

Detached housing is at 40% non owner-occupied in BC, I'm sure it is worse in Vancouver metro area. [1]

[0] https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-mortgage-fraud-...

[1] https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=461000...