The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential sales in the region (Metro Vancouver) totalled 26,249 in 2023, a 10.3 per cent decrease from the 29,261 sales recorded in 2022, and a 41.5 per cent decrease from the 44,884 sales in 2021. Last year’s sales total was 23.4 per cent below the…
Just released board stats show North Vancouver November home sales numbers strongest in the Lynn Valley, Boulevard and Upper Lonsdale neighborhoods, condo’s in Lower and Central Lonsdale areas and for townhomes, the Lynn Valley, Central and Lower Lonsdale neighborhoods. All property types sales-to-active ratio have been pretty much in Seller Market territory year-to-date. Below find…
Our local real estate board reports ‘balanced conditions come to the Metro Vancouver housing market for the holiday season’. With one month left in 2023, a steady increase in housing inventory is offering home buyers across Metro Vancouver among the largest selection to choose from since 2021. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV)…
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver housing market remains resilient in the face of challenging economic conditions. Over the past few months, we’ve witnessed an increase in home values, amounting to $31,351 since June. This brings the average home price in Greater Vancouver to $1,301,970, marking a noteworthy year-over-year increase of $62,063. Among the…
Metro Vancouver housing market holds steady in October. An increase in newly listed properties is providing more choice to home buyers across Metro Vancouver, but sales remain below long-term averages. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential sales in the region totaled 1,996 in October 2023, a 3.7 per cent increase…
How do we actually know what property values are doing at any given point in time? If you think about it for a second, it’s a tricky question to answer. To start, every property in the market isn’t trading hands on a microsecond basis like the stock market, and the long timelines between sales of…
Turning short-term rentals into homes for people is at the core of newly introduced B.C. legislation to regulate the rapidly expanding short-term rental market. “Anyone who’s looking for an affordable place to live knows how hard it is, and short-term rentals are making it even more challenging,” said Premier David Eby. “The number of short-term…
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…
Royal LePage just released its National House Price Survey for the 3rd Quarter of 2023. For Greater Vancouver it reports the aggregate price of a home remained relatively flat year over year, increasing just 0.1 per cent to $1,251,900 in the third quarter of 2023. On a quarterly basis, however, the aggregate price of a…
If you own residential property and are not an excluded owner of the residential property, you must file a UHT2900 Underused Housing Tax Return and Election Form. This includes persons that have a corporation or a trust, including a bare trust arrangement or are a partner in a partnership which owns residential property in Canada.…
