This week we open up the proverbial mailbag and answer some listener questions…and there’s a lot to talk about.

Keith addresses the new vacancy tax, rate hikes and once again answers the question, “Is Vancouver in a bubble?”

Here’s a full list of the questions we take on this week:

* How is the new interest rate hike going to affect the Vancouver real estate market?

* Is Vancouver in a bubble?

* How can the city be better for home owners trying to build?

* Will the new vacant home tax do anything to cool prices?

* Is supply in Vancouver keeping up with demand?

* From 2010 to 2016 population size in Metro-Vancouver increased by 10.2% while occupied dwellings increasing by 7.8%

* This change in dwellings vs. population size means an increase in average household size from 2.6 in 2010 to 2.65 by 2016

*Numbers from statistics Canada 2011 and 2016 census data

* Canada has the 3rd largest homes in the world, yet 42% of people say they want bigger homes. (study by Point2Homes)

* How will technology change the way people buy real estate in the future?

- Time magazine tool “Will a Robot Take Your Job?”

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If you have any questions or any guests you would like us to interview, email us at [email protected].

Keith Roy – Personal Real Estate Corporation, RE/MAX Select Realty.