Despite low residential sale numbers for all North Vancouver property types the MLS® HPI Benchmark price edged up! Our board stats shows house sale activity was down -21.3% from the same month last year and many of the 37 January house sales took place in the following neighborhoods: 5 – Edgemont 4 – Canyon Heights…
The BC housing market is entering 2022 with the lowest level of active listings on record and significant demand-side momentum. That means strong sales should persist through the first few months of the year and supply will remain severely limited. As a result, we expect to see continued upward pressure on home prices in all…
Just released board stats show January 2022 home sales were down from last year’s record-setting pace, while low supply continued to cause home prices to edge higher across across Metro Vancouver. “Our listing inventory on MLS® is less than half of what would be optimal to begin the year. As a result, hopeful home…
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…
North Vancouver 2021 apartment sales accounted for 48% of all NV residential sales. The balance was 34% and 18% for detached home and townhome sales respectively. Since 2016 apartment sales ‘crossed the line’ with more year-end sales than detached homes. 2021 was a record year for NV apartments sales and was +38% above 2020 and…
2021 was a fascinating real estate year. Who would have thought the pandemic would play a significant role in the real estate market! Year end board stats showed North Vancouver and West Vancouver sales totals up as well as MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) for all property types (homes, townhomes and apartments). Check out the…
2021 homes sales reached an all-time record high! Our real estate board reports that Metro Vancouver residential home sales in 2021 increased +42.2% from 2020, +73.6% increase from 2019 and +4% increase over the previous all-time sales record set in 2015. Steady, home listing activity did not keep pace with the record demand seen throughout…
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West Vancouver November residential real estate numbers shows interesting trends! WV detached homes and condo’s MLS® HPI Benchmark Price increased +15.6%,and +2.3% respectively from same month last year. Of WV’s 35 neighborhoods*, Ambleside had 27 of the 44 November WV house sales. Balance of houses sales sprinkled throughout the other WV neighbourhoods. *Altamont, Ambleside, Bayridge,…
Our real estate board just released its latest economic analysis. It takes a deeper look at housing supply trends in Metro Vancouver* and the ratio of buyers to sellers that have been active in the market throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. *Areas covered by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver include: Burnaby, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, New Westminster,…
