Our market is not volatile as some people would expect. We are more in ¨pause¨ while everyone is watching for who the buyers and sellers will be 2020 and 2021. The majority of our 2,022 active listings are not subject to mortgages. This is key to understanding that our typical seller is not highly leveraged and has paid cash for his property. Carrying costs then are very low compared to the US or Canada where mortgages can be 90% of the value of the property.
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