West Vancouver and North Vancouver market activity for detached homes has shifted below our long term averages. Inflationary pressure and rising interest rates are likely key drivers of these trends. This shift in market conditions may cause prices to continually edge down as they have over the past while. At this time, many…
Our board just released its monthly stats saying “Metro Vancouver’s housing market is experiencing a quieter summer season marked by reduced sale and listing activity”. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales in the region totaled 1,870 in August 2022, a 40.7 per cent decrease from the 3,152 sales…
Beginning September 12th, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver historical home sale prices will be displayed on REALTOR.ca for listings actively listed for sale on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®). It’s important to note that the previous sale price will only appear if the sale occurred at least one year before the homes most recent…
Even if you don’t consider yourself handy—and there’s no shame in that—having a well-equipped toolbox is a must for every homeowner. You never know when you’ll need to screw a cabinet handle back in, hammer down a floorboard, or tighten a loose pipe until a professional can do a permanent fix. Your toolbox doesn’t need…
Find it confusing when your on a home search mission, driving realtor.ca or realtylink.org? All you’d like to do is focus on specific West Vancouver and or North Vancouver neighborhoods for your next address but uncertain about neighborhood boundaries? This might help! Our real estate boards most current neighborhood boundaries for West Vancouver totals 36…
47 West Vancouver home* sales were registered on MLS® in July 2022. This is a -43% decrease from this time last year (YOY) and is -38% below our 10 year average. WV sellers listed 145 homes on MLS® last month. That’s a -8% decrease from last year and -27% decrease from last month. This brings…
Our real estate boards new Director of Economics and Data Analytics when asked ‘In your opinion, what economic indicators are the most telling about what’s happening in the real estate market?’ Andrews Lis replied: “I think most people would focus on average (or median) prices and sales volumes. We certainly see lots of discussion about…
With interest rates and housing supply increasing North Vancouver home buyers are operating in a changing market place. Let’s take a closer look! MLS® stats show North Vancouver had 174 home* sales in July 2022. This is a -30% decrease from this time last year (YOY) and is -20% below North Vancouver’s 10 year monthly…
Chartered banks recently raised their posted mortgage rates in response to higher bond yields. A home buyer with less than a 20 per cent down payment is required by the federal Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) to obtain an insured mortgage and pass a stress test. This stress test adds an additional…
BC’s provincial government recently introduced a home buyer protection period, the details of which are outlined in a new regulation that allows home buyers to back out of a residential purchase up to three business days after signing a contract. The government will begin to enforce this regulation starting January 1, 2023. The province claims…
