Inventory remains low in Metro Vancouver while home sales dipped well below monthly historical averages in January. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales in the region totalled 1,022 in January 2023, a 55.3 per cent decrease from the 2,285 sales recorded in January 2022, and a 21.1…
Our board just just released its first 2023 residential market forecast report. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (RBGV) is saying: ‘Home sales in 2023 will remain in line with last year while prices may see small increases.’ The RBGV forecast looks at current and historical market trends alongside economic factors like…
RBC Monthly Housing Market Update reports Canada’s housing market inches closer to a cyclical bottom. ‘Home resales are now gradually stabilizing in most parts of the country after plunging through the spring and summer amid soaring interest rates. Nationwide activity even picked up slightly on a month-to-month basis for the second time in three…
Metro Vancouver* housing market experienced a year of caution in 2022. Due to rising borrowing costs fueled by the Bank of Canada’s ongoing battle with inflation. REALTOR®’S registered 28,903 home sales on MLS® in 2022. A 34% decrease over 2021 and 13% below the 10-year average. Sellers listed 53,865 on the MLS® in 2022. A…
Our real estate board reports that residential property sales in West Vancouver was down approximately 34% and 13% from sales recorded in 2021 and 2020 respectively. Last year’s sales total was approximately 25% below the 10-year sales average. This sale activity trend was similar to North Vancouver. “The headline story in our market in 2022…
Recent Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) stats release shows that residential property sales in North Vancouver was down, not unlike West Vancouver, approximately 32% and 10% from sales recorded in 2021 and 2020 respectively. Last year’s sales total was approximately 9% below the 10-year sales average. “Closing out 2022, the data show…
In real estate months of inventory, MOI, is defined as the amount of time (or months) it would take for all current MLS® listings to sell given that no new listings enter the market. MOI is calculated by dividing the total number of homes for sale by the total number of homes sold for a…
Rising mortgage rates brought uncertainty and caution to Metro Vancouver’s housing market in 2022. After seeing record sales and prices during the pandemic, Metro Vancouver’s housing market experienced a year of caution in 2022 due to rising borrowing costs fueled by the Bank of Canada’s ongoing battle with inflation. The Real Estate Board of Greater…
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…
B.C. Assessment Authority has updated its website for assessments of over two million B.C. properties! Go to bcasssessment.ca and search under the address to check out your home’s 2023 property assessment reflecting July 1, 2022 values. Assessor Bryan Murao says ‘Since July 1, we know that the real estate market has changed as interest…
