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Leo Spalteholz

Housing

How many homes do we need to build in Victoria?

By Leo Spalteholz
Jun 30, 2022

A recent CMHC report said BC needs nearly a million new homes. We break that down at the local scale

Real Estate

Is Victoria overpriced?

By Leo Spalteholz
Oct 18, 2021

The CMHC says it isn’t—but we have no reason to believe them

Real Estate

What CMHC’s first-time homebuyers’ incentive extension amounts to in Victoria

By Leo Spalteholz
May 10, 2021

For people trying to get into the runaway housing market? Not much. But for housing prices? Also not much

Housing

Victoria Airbnbs are disappearing through the pandemic, returning rentals to the market

How the pandemic did what regulators couldn’t, and how that’s played out in the rental market

COVID-19

Victoria's unemployment isn't as bad as you think

By Leo Spalteholz
Jul 26, 2020

The city lost a lot of jobs to COVID-19, but the rebound has been equally dramatic

COVID-19

What COVID-19 Has Done to the Job Market

Victoria has seen unemployment rise to Great Depression levels, and it's done so at a faster rate than Calgary and Edmonton

COVID-19

Renting Just Got A Whole Lot Easier in Victoria

By Leo Spalteholz
Apr 29, 2020

And it’s not because of the evictions ban

COVID-19

What COVID-19 Will Do To Real Estate

By Leo Spalteholz
Mar 16, 2020

As Victoria works to limit the carnage from the pandemic, here's a look at what we'll be piecing together when this is all over