The current housing market in Greater Vancouver presents a timely opportunity for astute buyers. As interest rates have risen over the past year, the average home price has experienced downward pressure, leading to a decrease in the average cost of housing and the potential to build equity in the longer term for those willing to…
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…
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…
Generally, analysts say downward pressure on home prices occurs when the ratio dips below 12 per cent for a sustained period, while home prices often experience upward pressure when it surpasses 20 per cent over several months. In West Vancouver, for all property types, the sales-to-active listings ratio (SAR) for November is 5%.…
Our real estate board reports that a total of 128 North Vancouver residential property sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in September 2022, a decrease of -44% from September 2021. The MLS® residential property House Price Index (HPI) was $1,320,400, +1.5% increase from $1,301, 200 recorded in same month last year. September…
Stats recently released by our real estate board show West Vancouver is in a different market than earlier this year. Residential property sales decreased -41% from same time last year and down -41% from the 10 year monthly sale average. We’re likely in this market because interest rates have more than doubled since the…
The root issue that drives housing prices almost always is supply and demand. Several factors influence supply and demand such as mortgage interest rates, inflation, employment, investment, construction, immigration, government assistance programs, and the health of local and world economies. Check out the supply and demand trend for West Vancouver‘s apartments:
47 West Vancouver home* sales were registered on MLS® in July 2022. This is a -43% decrease from this time last year (YOY) and is -38% below our 10 year average. WV sellers listed 145 homes on MLS® last month. That’s a -8% decrease from last year and -27% decrease from last month. This brings…
Our real estate boards new Director of Economics and Data Analytics when asked ‘In your opinion, what economic indicators are the most telling about what’s happening in the real estate market?’ Andrews Lis replied: “I think most people would focus on average (or median) prices and sales volumes. We certainly see lots of discussion about…
Royal Lepage just released a ‘House Price Update and Market Report‘. It includes price data and insights from experts in 62 real estate markets across the country, as well as national and regional forecasts. Key highlights from the release include: • Royal LePage reduces national home price forecast to +5.0% in fourth quarter of 2022;…
