Tagged: Raphael Barta

Demographics and affordability

By Raphael Barta
Reader Contributor

In the current chaos that is the housing market, everyone is focused on interest rates. The housing market is a sector of the economy that …

Housing market storm warnings

By Raphael Barta
Reader Contributor

As we head into 2022, everyone from housing analysts, mortgage lenders, real estate agents, buyers and sellers are wondering: When will there be a return …

How real estate shapes a community

By Raphael Barta
Reader Contributor

In a prior existence, I lived in Vancouver,  British Columbia, where I was a vice president for the ski resort development company Intrawest. At the …

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