News: Vancouver Real Estate Market
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February 4, 2020
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David Reimers
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According to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV), the residential home sales in the region hit 1,571 in January 2020. This is a 42.4% increase from the January 2019 sales of 1,103 and a 22.1% decrease from the December 2019 sales of 2,016.
The sales were at 7.3%, which was below the 10-year January sales average.
"We’ve begun 2020 with steady home buyer demand that tracks close to the region’s long-term average," Ashley Smith, REBGV president said. "Looking at supply, we...
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January 14, 2020
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David Reimers
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The Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) recorded a total of 77,331 residential unit sales in 2019, a decrease of 1.5% from the 78,516 units sold in 2018 as reported by the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA). Furthermore, the total sales dollar volume was $54.2 billion, a 3% decrease from 2018. The previous year saw an average annual MLS® residential price at $711,564, when compared to $700,460, a decrease of 1.6%.
According to the BCREA Cheif Economist Brendon Ogmundson, "Housing...
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December 10, 2019
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David Reimers
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According to the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) report, there were 6,616 residential unit sales recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in November. This showed an increase of 27.5% from the same month last year. The MLS® recorded an average residential price in the province at $746,939, an increase of 5.5% from November 2018. The total sales volume saw a 34.4% increase to reach $4.94 billion, compared to the same month last year.
"After several months of strong...
Posted on
December 3, 2019
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David Reimers
Home buyer activity has returned to more historically typical levels in Metro Vancouver, after a slow first half for 2019. According to The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV), residential home sales in the region totalled 2,498 in November 2019, a 55.3% increase from the 1,608 sales recorded in November 2018, and a 12.6% decline from the 2,858 homes sold in October 2019.
"We started to see more home buyer confidence in the summer and this trend continues today," says Ashley Smith, REBGV...
Posted on
November 13, 2019
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David Reimers
According to the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA), residential unit sales totalled 7,666 as recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in October. This is an increase of 19.3% from the same month last year. The average MLS® residential price in the province increased 5.1% from October 2018, at $724,045. Total sales were also up by 25.4% at $5.55 billion, from the same month last year.
"Most markets around the province are returning to a more typical level of sales...
Posted on
November 6, 2019
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David Reimers
According to the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®)forecast, residential sales in the province are to decline 1.8% to about 77,100 units this year, compared to 78,505 residential sales in 2018. Residential sales on MLS® are forecast to increase 10.9% in 2020 and hit 85,500 units, just below the 10-year average for MLS® residential sales of 85,800 units.
"After a slow start to 2019, MLS® home sales in BC have embarked on a sustained upward trend since the spring," said Brendon Ogmundson,...
Posted on
November 2, 2019
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David Reimers
There has been a pickup in home sale activity in the Metro Vancouver housing market.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales of detached, attached and apartment properties reached 2,858 in October 2019, a 45.4% increase from the 1,966 sales recorded in October 2018, and a 22.5% increase from the 2,333 homes sold in September 2019.
Sales for last month were 9.8% above the 10-year October sales average."Home buyers have more confidence today than we saw...
Posted on
October 15, 2019
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David Reimers
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA)reports shows residential unit sales reached a total of 6,938 as recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in September, a 24% increase from the same month last year.
The average MLS® residential price in the province was $697,943, a 2.1% increase from September 2018. Additioanally, total sales dollar volume was $4.84 billion, an incerase of 26.5% from the same month last year.
According to Brendon Ogmundson, the BCREA Chief Economist,...
Posted on
October 2, 2019
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David Reimers
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Home buyer demand has returned to more usual levels in Metro Vancouver over the last three months.
The residential home sales in the area has reached 2,333 in September 2019, when compared to 1,595 in September 2018, causing an increase of 46.3%. Last month"s sales peaked at 1.7%, which was below the 10 year September sales average.
According to Ashley Smith, REBGV president, "we're seeing more balanced housing market conditions over the last three months compared to what we saw at this time last...
Posted on
September 4, 2019
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David Reimers
Sales activity increased to more typical levels in Metro Vancouver during the summer months.
According to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV)residential home sales totalled 2,231 in August 2019, a 15.7% increase from the 1,929 sales recorded in August last year, and a 12.7% decrease from the 2,557 homes sold in July 2019.
August sales were 9.2% below the 10-year August sales average.
"Home sales returned to more historically normal levels over the last 2 months compared to what we saw...
Posted on
March 3, 2019
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David Reimers
Yes we've all heard it's a buyer's market. But what does that mean in regards to prices? Year over year prices are down. The closer you are to Vancouver the higher the percentage decrease. The following info graphic shows the percentage change for detached single family homes in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
If you would like to know what prices are doing for condos, please get in touch and I would be happy to send you the info.
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