News: Vancouver Real Estate MarketHousing Supply Not Keeping Pace with Demand in Most BC Regions
Vancouver, BC–June 13, 2017. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 12,402 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS® ) in May, down 7.9 per cent from the same period last year. Total sales dollar volume was $9.33 billion, down 4.0 per cent from May 2017. The average MLS® residential price in the province was $752,536, a 4.2 per cent increase from the same period last year.
"Market conditions... Home buyer activity returned to near record levels across the Metro Vancouver* housing market in May
June 2, 2017 - Residential property sales in the region totalled 4,364 in May 2017, a decrease of 8.5 per cent from the 4,769 sales in May 2016, an all-time record, and an increase of 22.8 per cent compared to April 2017 when 3,553 homes sold.
Last month's sales were 23.7 per cent above the 10-year May sales average and is the thirdhighest selling May on record.
"Demand for condominiums and townhomes is driving today's activity," Jill Oudil, Real Estate Board of Greater... |
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