West Vancouver house sales increased for the second consecutive year and up +28% from last year despite the pandemic. Throughout 2020 WV monthly inventory was below the 10 year monthly average and since May the Months of Inventory trended below the 10 year monthly MOI resulting in West Vancouver’s House Price Index edging ever-to-slightly up!…
Our local real estate board just created this great visual, a year-in-review infographic that tells the story of 2020 real estate housing market with images, icons, and statistics. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver areas includes: Burnaby, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, South Delta, Squamish, Sunshine…
Many local governments in Greater Vancouver have a bylaw or policy addressing tree removal, retention, pruning and damage on private property. This matrix is an overview. Note: Bowen Island, North Vancouver City, Pemberton, Pitt Meadows, Squamish-Lillooet Regional District and the Gulf Islands do not have a tree bylaw or policy for private land. However, if…
Helpful Advice: Get the basic knowledge you need before selling your home, plus useful advice to guide you throughout the process. Home listings on the Internet: Find out at what price comparable houses in your area are listed. Visit REALTOR.ca to view the latest home listings on whatever computer or device you’re using. Home listings…
In communities where the speculation and vacancy tax (SVT) applies residential property owners will soon receive their declaration package and can complete it online at: https://gov.bc.ca/spectax All owners on the title, including spouses and relatives, must complete a declaration to claim an exemption or determine eligibility for a tax credit. Corporations must also complete a declaration…
Strong December activity brought Metro Vancouver’s annual home sales totals in line with the regions long term average. That however, only tells part of the story for 2020. Taking a closer look REALTORS® registered 30,944 homes on MLS® in 2020. That’s a +22% increase from 2019, and about -2.8% below the 10 year average. As…
BC property owners started receiving their 2021 assessment notices the first week of January, a valuation which reflects the market value as of July 1, 2020. Overall, assessments increased throughout Greater Vancouver for both detached and strata homes. For detached homes, Squamish and Vancouver led the way, each with a 10 per cent increase, followed…
In West Vancouver total December sale numbers for homes and condominiums improved from same month last year. Houses up +89.3%, Condos up +100.0% and, Townhomes 0.0%. Also up was the MLS® HPI Benchmark Price for most WV property types: Houses up +7.7%, Condos up +8.4% and, Townhomes —. Take a glance at WV December 2020…
North Vancouver December sale numbers popped up for all North Vancouver property types compared to the same month last year: Houses up +44.6%, Condos up +67.6% and, Townhomes +81.0%. In addition, the MLS® HPI Benchmark Price was up for all property types: Houses up +12.5%, Condos up +6.1% and, Townhomes up +9.2%. Find below a…
In West Vancouver, there were 53 sales in the month of December. The sales to new listings ratio was 120% which represents a strong seller’s market. For December 2020, the sales to total active listings percentage was 18%, an increase from 8% in December 2019. Sales for December 2020 were up by 25 units compared to December…
