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…
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%.…
The Bank of Canada raised its overnight policy rate by 50 basis points, bringing it to 4.25 per cent, its highest level since 2008. In the statement accompanying the decision, the Bank noted that the Canadian economy continues to operate in excess demand with tight labour markets and as a result inflation remains elevated. There…
While typically a quiet month of market activity based on seasonal patterns, November home sale and listing totals lagged below the region’s long-term averages. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales in the region totaled 1,614 in November 2022, a 52.9 per cent decrease from the 3,428 sales recorded…
After the “frenzy” if 2021 and a “big peak and valley’ in 2022, the president of Re/Max Canada tells Global News that next year could see “balance” return to the national housing market. But Christopher Alexander says how high the Bank of Canada drives interest rates, and when it pauses or returns to…
West Vancouver October stats recently released by our real estate board showed residential property sales decreased -47% from same month last year and up +14% from the month before. The October residential property House Price Index increased +2% from same month last year and up a bit from the month before, +1%. The total number…
190 North Vancouver residential property sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in October 2022, a decrease of -25% from October 2021. The MLS® residential property House Price Index (HPI) was $1,330,800, +2% increase from $1,305,200 recorded in same month last year. October residential property new listing levels were up +18% compared to…
In October, West Vancouver remained a buyer’s market based on sales to new listings. North Vancouver has changed from a buyer’s market to a seller’s market, based on sales to new listings. North Shore Market: Detached Homes October 2022 Detached Homes 2022…..2021 West Vancouver – October Sales 27…..60 Sales YTD 395…..603 Avg. Price YTD…
