Stable Vancouver property market draws apartment investors, Mainland Chinese

This is an article found in the June 29 of Business in Vancouver. It talks about the effects of Mainland Chinese investors on the Vancouver property market. Take a look at what our principal, Eric Lee, has to say about this current trend of oversea investors.

Vancouver’s stable rental market continues to draw investors, despite a slight uptick in vacancies. In the latest deal, 998 Thurlow Street, a 44-unit apartment block built in 1916 and listed with Avison Young, sold for $12.1 million.

“It sold at full price – quite amazing,” remarked veteran broker David Goodman of Macdonald Commercial, who expects close to 85 apartment properties to trade in Metro Vancouver this year. A total of 74 buildings changed hands last year…

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Written by: Peter Mitham
Date: June 29, 2010

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