Two new regulations affecting BC’s real estate market went into effect with the start of the new year earlier this week. Here’s the key information you need to know. BC home buyer rescission period – HBRP As of January 1, 2023, BC home buyers now have a 3 day period in which they…
2022 Fourth Quarter Housing Forecast was just released by the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA). Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are forecast to decline 34.4 per cent from a record high 2021 to 82,345 units this year. In 2023, MLS® residential sales are forecast to fall an additional 11.4 per cent…
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2022 Second Quarter Housing Forecast today. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province are forecast to decline 22 per cent from a record high 2021 to 97,240 units this year. In 2023, MLS® residential sales are forecast to fall an additional 12.4 per cent…
The BC housing market is entering 2022 with the lowest level of active listings on record and significant demand-side momentum. That means strong sales should persist through the first few months of the year and supply will remain severely limited. As a result, we expect to see continued upward pressure on home prices in all…
The number of home sales in BC is expected to fall and home price growth will moderate because of rising interest rates according to a new report from British Columbia Real Estate Association examining the potential impacts of the likely Bank of Canada’s rate tightening. The report is written by BCREA Chief Economist and explores…
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 13,683 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in April 2021, an increase of 312.3 per cent over April 2020 when the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a lockdown of the provincial economy. The average MLS® residential price…
Just released is British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA), 2021 Second Quarter Housing Forecast. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province are forecast to rise 33.6 per cent to 125,600 units this year, after recording 94,013 sales in 2020. In 2022, MLS® residential sales are forecast to pull back 20.3 per cent to…
Check out the results of a recent public opinion survey which asked British Columbians about their thoughts on the current hot housing market. From the causes of the historically busy market to Realtor practice, and government intervention, the public weighs in. This episode was recorded on April 26, 2021. Rundown: Introduction Feature Conversation: Mario Canseco,…
Our local real estate board just released the month stats package and reporting ‘Home sale and new listing activity reached record levels in Metro Vancouver in September. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales in the region totalled 3,643 in September 2020, a 56.2 per cent increase from the…
Our local real estate board reports Metro Vancouver home buyers and sellers remained active in August with home selling new listing activity outpacing the regions historical averages. Let’s take a closer look. People who put their home buying and selling plans on hold in the Spring have been returning to the market throughout the summer. REALTOR’s registered…
