Economic forecast….. Under the hood, 2024 is poised to be a growth year for the residential market across the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver’s areas. Fundamental factors that drive our market, such as household formation, population growth, and employment growth remain fairly strong despite continued concerns of potentially slower economic growth ahead. With that…
None of us have a foolproof crystal ball. If we did, we might all have bet on Sidney Crosby scoring the golden goal in 2014 and cashed out with some big bucks! When it comes to real estate markets and what we might see over the next few years, history can generally provide some great…
The Bank of Canada hiked its target for the overnight lending rate by 50 basis points to 3.75% while continuing its policy of quantitative tightening on Wednesday, October 26. Additionally, it was stated the policy rate could rise further given elevated inflation and inflation expectations as well as ongoing demand pressures in the economy. Following…
Home sellers were more active in September while home buyer demand remained below the regions long term averages. Let’s take a closer look. Metro Vancouver Realtor®’s registered 1,687 home sales on the MLS® in September. This is a -46% decrease from this time last year and -36% below our 10 year sales average. Sellers new…
For the first time since 2018, the Bank of Canada (BoC) increased its target for the mortgage-influencing overnight rate earlier this year, kick-starting what’s predicted to be one of many increases to mortgage rates in 2022. Experts have slightly different takes on where the overnight rate—which influences how banks will determine their own lending rates—will…
A recent forecast presentation by our board’s economist had three takeaways: Year-over Year sales will decline 9 to 20 percent in 2022 It’s difficult to set a record for sales two years in a row, so the real question is what kind of decline will we see? Our forecast sees a decline of…
There has been much speculation about the likelihood of an interest rate hike from the Bank of Canada and what it could do to housing market. Some economists are predicting an interest rate hike in the middle of the year or sooner. Others, like senior economist Jean-Francois Perrault, is forecasting ‘…as early as next week…
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…
Our board’s economist Keith Stewart recently released a new quarterly housing market analysis provided below, that looks at MLS® housing market data and other fundamental economic measures affecting the market. Check out the videos with Keith that provide more bite-sized insights into the information in the report. In first video, Keith discusses what’s happening with…
