A recent survey reveals that 83% of adults in British Columbia, specifically those from Generation Z and younger Millennials aged 18 to 38 (born between 1986 and 2006), view homeownership as a valuable...
Blog & News: Vancouver Real Estate Market
Bill 44 Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act
Bill 44 Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023 has the potential to make housing for affordable by increasing the amount of small-scale multi-unit housing in neighbourhoods that...
Metro Vancouver’s housing market off to a strong start in home sales this year
While the Metro Vancouver market ended 2023 in balanced market territory, in January conditions began shifting back in favor of sellers as the pace of newly listed properties did not keep up with the...
SEPTEMBER SEES SURGE IN METRO VANCOUVER HOME SALES AND LISTINGS
In September 2020 the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales in the region totaled 3,643. This is a 56.2% increase from the 2,333 sales recorded in September...
AUGUST SEES INCREASE IN HOME SALES AND LISTING ACTIVITY
In August 2020, residential home sales in the region totaled 3,047 according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV). This is a 36.6% increase from the 2,231 sales recorded in August 2019...
BC HOUSING MARKET CONTINUES TOWARDS STRONG RECOVERY
In July 2020, the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reported a total of 10,090 residential unit sales recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®). This showed an increase of...
STEADY SUMMER ACTIVITY FOR METRO VANCOUVER HOUSING MARKET
In July 2020, residential home sales in the region totaled 3,128 according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV). This represents a 22.3% increase from the 2,557 sales recorded in July 2019...
HOUSING SUPPLY STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP WITH SURGE IN DEMAND WITH SECOND QUARTER RECORDING A SHARP RISE IN HOME PRICES
Royal LePage revises Canadian home price forecast upwards to 2.3% by year-end 2020, as low rates and pent-up demand face limited housing supply.
What does this mean for Greater Vancouver?
In the second...
HOME SALE AND LISTING ACTIVITY SEE STEADY INCREASES IN JUNE
Residential home sales in the region totalled 2,443 in June 2020 accroding to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV). This is a 17.6% increase from 2,077 sales recorded in June 2019 and a 64.5%...
STRONG RECOVERY OF BC HOMES SALES PREDICTED FOR 2021
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) has released its 2020 Second Quarter Forecast. According to the release, a 21% decline in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales...
RESILIENT RESPONSE AS HOUSING MARKET SLOWS AMID PANDEMIC
According to the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA), there was a total of 3,284 residential units recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in April 2020. This is a decline...
NEW SYSTEMS TAKE SHAPE AS HOME SALES AND LISTINGS DROP AMID THE PANDEMIC
In April 2020, the residential home sales in the region totaled 1,109 as per the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV). This is a 39.4% decrease from the 1,829 sales recorded in April 2019 and...
BC HOUSING MARKET AND RECESSIONS
In the past 40 years, the Canadian economy has had three recessions, each of them different in cause, depth, and duration. The 2020 COVID-19 recession is said to be deep, but will not last long when compared...
SALES ACTIVITY IN MARCH COMES TO A HALT DUE TO THE PANDEMIC
In March 2020, the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA), reported a total of 6,717 residential unit sales recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®). This is a 17.2% increase from...
NATIONAL HOUSING MARKET TO SHOW REMARKABLE RESILIENCE IN 2020
According to the Royal LePage House Price Survey and Market Survey Forecast released today, if the strict stay-at-home restrictions are eased during the second quarter Canada's aggregate home price could...
LUXURY REAL ESTATE MARKET IN GREATER VANCOUVER SAID TO STABILIZE
The median prices of luxury homes in Greater Vancouver decreased by 6.7% year-over-year to $5,394,594 during the twelve-month period ending January 31, 2020. There was also a deacrese of 4.4% in Luxury...
INCREASED HOME SALE ACTIVITY, DECREASED SUPPLY TO START 2020
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%...
CANADA HOME PRICES TO INCREASE MODESTLY IN SPRING
What does it mean for B.C.?
The Greater Vancouver market saw signs of heading towards recovery in the fourth quarter, after a year-over-year decline. There was a 4.8% decrease in the aggregate price of...
HOUSING MARKETS FLAT IN 2019
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...
Price growth in condo and detached market said to appreciate the Canadian real estate market by 3.2% in 2020
What does this mean for us?
Greater Vancouver house prices will see a stabilization in 2020. The aggregate prices for homes is forecasted to hit $1,125,200, an increase if 1.5% in 2020. For two-storey homes...