Metro Vancouver* MLS® sales were 14 per cent lower than last October. This trend of slower sales and building inventory creates favourable conditions for those looking to buy in the fall market. *Areas covered by Greater Vancouver REALTORS® include: Bowen Island, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port…
November is Radon Action Month, and the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA), BC Lung Foundation, and Real Estate Foundation of BC are teaming up to urge the public to test their homes for radon gas. Despite a traditionally low level of public awareness, radon is a threat to homeowners and their families across British Columbia.…
Real estate home sales reported on the MLS® across Metro Vancouver in July extended the early signs of recovery that emerged in June, now down just two per cent from July of last year. The Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) records that residential sales in the region totalled 2,286 in July 2025, a two per cent…
According to the latest Affordability Report from Ratehub.ca, rising mortgage rates have made it progressively tougher to buy a home in recent months, and June was no exception. Affordability conditions worsened across the country, with declines in 12 out of 13 major markets. The report, which crunches monthly real estate and mortgage data to provide…
Highlights for Royal LePage recently released Second Quarter House Price Survey and Market Forecast include: The national aggregate home price flatlined, rising a modest 0.3% year over year in Q2 2025, and declining 0.4% over Q1. Greater Montreal Area’s aggregate home price increased 3.5% year over year, while the greater Toronto and Vancouver markets recorded…
Emerging signs of a recovery after a turbulent first half of the year! Home sales registered on the MLS® across Metro Vancouver are down ten per cent year-over-year – halving the decline seen last month. The Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) reports that residential sales in the region totalled 2,181 in June 2025, a 9.8 per…
Thinking of taking on a renovation? Question the outcome of taking on the renovation? Have some idea of the successful outcomes of a renovation project? Well, this just might help! Scroll below through the 29 pages recently provided by National Association of Realtors (NAR) re ‘Top Joy Score For Remodeling Projects’. More interesting…
On June 4th the Bank of Canada maintained its target for the overnight rate at 2.75%, with the Bank Rate at 3% and the deposit rate at 2.70%. Check out why this mortgage broker says it a ‘smart time to buy a home’! Smart buyers reach out to buy a home!
The slowdown in home sales registered on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in Metro Vancouver that began early this year continued in April, with sales down nearly 24 per cent year-over-year. The Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) reports that residential sales in the region totalled 2,163 in April 2025, a 23.6 per cent decrease from the…
REALTOR.ca is the most popular real estate website in Canada which is owned and operated by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). REALTOR.ca provides up-to-date MLS information that makes finding a property easy, accessible online and on mobile devices. And top if off, you can set up your own search to receive daily updates for…
