Blog by Alex Melnichuk

Brentwood, Lougheed mall sales point to hot B.C. retail property market: report

April 10th, 2010

VANCOUVER - Pending sales of the Brentwood Town Centre and Lougheed Town Centre malls in Burnaby are lead indicators that the retail sector of Metro Vancouver's commercial property market will remain hot in 2010, according to commercial broker Avison Young Commercial Real Estate.

Brentwood is on the block for $100 million in a sale to Vancouver-based Shape Properties and ...

Alex Melnichuk in Vancouver Sun

January 25th, 2010

Alex Melnichuk has joined the residential sales team in the north office of RE/MAX Central. Read more...

Why didn't Canada's housing market go bust?

December 11th, 2009

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland released a commentary this past week asking, "Why didn't Canada's housing market go bust?" In the commentary, James MacGee, a professor at the University of Western Ontario, does a fine job of pulling together many strands of research. He concludes it was primarily the lack of a subprime lending industry in Canada that kept the housing mark ...

Buying Versus Renting in Greater Vancouver

December 9th, 2009

Buying Versus Renting in Vancouver Eastside, Vancouver Westside, Downtown Vancouver, Burnaby, Brentwood Park and Surrey, by Alex Melnichuk Vancouver, Burnaby and Brentwood Park Real Estate Expert

Most people understand the concept that buying a home is a solid investment, but many people still renting may not be clear of the other benefits associated with owning your very own piece of Van ...