In all the years I have been involved in Real Estate, both as an investor and marketing/listing specialist my LONG TERM outlook on how it will perform from a long term investment standpoint has never wavered one bit. I'm just as positive and bullish on Vancouver Real Estate today as I was 20 years ago when I bought my first investment property. I know first hand the power of buying a principal residence as well as buying investment properties and the magic of simply letting time do its thing (Paying down the principal each month and appreciation or Capital Gain over time). So when media outlets contact me to ask my opinion on Vancouver Real estate and if now is a good time to buy, I refer them back to a video blog I did last Fall. If you meet those 3 important criteria then what are you waiting for? We have rock bottom interest rates and it's actually cheaper now to buy your first condo than it was 5 or 6 years ago. Unless you enjoy making your landlord wealthy the sooner you buy the quicker you will have that home paid off.  End of story!