There has been a tremendous amount of discussion over the past year and a half about tariffs, trade wars, politics and the effect all of this uncertainty is having on the Canadian economy.I'm not particularly interested in turning this into a political discussion.What I am interested in is what has actually happened to our local real estate market...

One real estate market in the Fraser Valley is currently outperforming almost all the others.It’s not Surrey, the largest market in the area. It’s not Abbotsford. And it’s not even North Delta, despite being closer to Vancouver.It’s Langley.Don't get me wrong. Langley real estate prices are still down from where they were a year ago. But when you l...

Every day for the last year or so, I’ve driven past a new home being built near where I live. Regardless of what you think about large houses or so-called “McMansions,” this particular home always stood out to me.It’s a beautiful single-family home, on its own lot, in a great neighbourhood. Every time I drove by, I thought: That’s the kind of house...