Vancouver house prices exploded soon after Olympics

Metro News quoted UBC economist Tom Davidoff on a story about the rising house prices in Metro Vancouver. He said there is no one cause but rather a combination of local and offshore factors.

“My view is China’s been a driving force feeding the local frenzy,” he said. “You’ve got money coming in from China and eventually the rest of world, and it’s feeding the behaviour of locals that looks like boom-bust.”