Small caps looking cheap again

By | 11/28/2023

Small stocks, big value The stock market has been on a tear lately. The S&P 500 now has a forward P/E ratio of 18.7 which is more expensive than its historical average. As investors we want to buy assets when they are cheap. Luckily stocks can be grouped by size. The S&P 500 are large cap companies. But… Read More »

The most expensive Canadian cities

By | 09/12/2023

Renters can feel house poor too The cost of rent continues to climb in Canada. Nowhere is it more expensive than the Greater Vancouver Area. According to liv.rent the top 5 Canadian cities with the highest average rent are all here in the lower mainland. Here are the prices for a 1 bedroom unit without furniture. Below are… Read More »

Home prices are heading higher

The future of Vancouver real estate A 1 bedroom condo in downtown Vancouver recently sold for $1 million. (#404 889 Pacific St.) Someone looked at this 4th floor unit and said, “Yes, let me go ahead and pay $1,600 per sqft to buy this.”   Higher up in the same building a 3 bedroom unit sold last month… Read More »