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Blog & News: Vancouver Real Estate Market
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...
Despite the continued slowdown in market activity, national home prices close out 2023 above last year
Royal LePage expects sidelined buyers to re-engage this quarter ahead of expected rate cuts by the Bank of Canada.
National Summary
National aggregate home price increased 4.3% year over year in Q4 2023;...
Metro Vancouver housing market shows resilience in 2023, ending the year in balanced territory
In 2023, Metro Vancouver’s housing market closed out with balanced market conditions, but the year-end totals there is a story of surprising resilience in the face of the highest borrowing costs...
Modest interest rate cuts expected to fuel activity next year, leading to an increase in property prices
Canada’s housing market could return to more normal levels of activity and price trends next year, following several years of unprecedented ups and downs. The Bank of Canada is expected to lower its overnight...
Canadians will adapt to a new reality as the housing market returns to usual in 2024 - “The Great Adjustment”
Canadians may see the real estate market return closer to normal in 2024, after years of unprecedented irregularity. According to the Royal LePage Market Survey Forecast, the aggregate price of a home...
Why the Bank of Canada could cut interest rates much more than markets expect
The Bank of Canada is widely expected to hold its benchmark interest rate when it meets next week, but a lot has changed since October. Cooling inflation, here and south of the border, and a weakening economy...
In Metro Vancouver, balance is to come to the housing market for the holiday season
With 2023 coming to an end, a steady increase in housing inventory is offering home buyers across Metro Vancouver among the largest selection to choose from since 2021.
The Real Estate Board of Greater...
House prices in Canada’s popular ski regions set to rise a modest 2.9% over the coming year
Royal LePage predicts continued stability in Canada’s winter recreational real estate market as interest rates expected to hold or moderate
National single-family home price in Canada’s winter recreational...
Metro Vancouver housing market holds steady in October
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports...
Choosing the Best Coquitlam Realtor: A Comprehensive Guide.
Choosing the right REALTOR® is a crucial step to ensure your journey to buying or selling real estate in Coquitlam is a success. A skilled and experienced REALTOR® can make the process smoother and more...
More than 3 million Canadians have a mortgage renewing in the next 18 months, and most of them are worried about it
The Bank of Canada announced on October 25th it would be holding its key lending rate at 5.0%, the second consecutive hold since two quarter-point increases were made over the summer. Since March of last...
As inventory increases, price gains relent in Metro Vancouver to begin the fall season
The month-over-month price gains seen earlier this year abated in the Metro Vancouver housing market in September due to a seasonal decline in sales and a modest increase in inventory levels across the...
Seasonal pullback brings stability to prices in Metro Vancouver area
As we near the end of summer, higher borrowing costs have begun to permeate the Greater Vancouver housing market in predictable ways, with price gains cooling and sales slowing along the typical seasonal...
Strong sales push Metro Vancouver home prices past the rate hike in July
Home prices across all home types in Metro Vancouver rose again in July, as strong sales figures continue to push up against low levels of housing inventory in the region.
The Real Estate...
Latest interest rate hike will soften housing market activity, but home prices are not likely to go down
Canadians continue to grapple with the increased cost of living, and the Bank of Canada’s latest hike to interest rates this week will add more pressure to variable rate mortgage holders, as well as those...
Resilient Greater Vancouver Real Estate Market Embraces Active Summer Season
REBGV Market Activity – June 2023
The Greater Vancouver real estate housing market is showing some conflicting indicators, suggesting a potential shift on the horizon. While the REBGV aggregate HPI benchmark...
Home prices continue to rise in Metro Vancouver’s housing market to kick off the summer
Continuing the trend that has emerged in the housing market this year, the benchmark price for all home types in Metro Vancouver1 increased in June as home buyer demand butted up against a limited inventory...
Fear of missing out on buying a home due to insufficient down payment growing among Canada’s first-time buyers
As home prices and interest rates continue to rise, whilst inventory remains extremely tight, Canada’s first-time buyers are feeling increasingly worried about missing out on their desired home because...
Competition heats up among buyers as summer arrives
While the year started slower than usual, Metro Vancouver’s1 housing market is showing signs of heating up as summer arrives, with prices increasing for the sixth consecutive month.
The Real Estate Board...