The outlook for Canadian mortgage rates has shifted significantly over the past month. What had previously looked like a period of relative calm has been disrupted by yet another rise in global oil prices and renewed trade tension between the United States and Canada. Higher oil prices resulting from the ongoing conflict with Iran and…
Islands Trust is a unique regulatory framework. Established in 1974 under the Islands Trust Act, the Islands Trust has near-exclusive authority over local land-use, development, subdivision, and density regulations on the Salish Sea islands. The Salish Sea islands are a special part of our province and the world. They are home to lush rain forests,…
Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) reports home sales registered on the MLS® declined 8.4 per cent relative to September last year, weighed down by the apartment segment. GVR monthly stats release shows that residential sales in the region totalled 1,717 in September 2026, an 8.4 per cent decrease from the 1,875 sales recorded in September 2025.…
LandlordBC, British Columbia’s rental housing industry association, has rebranded as RentBC™ (website: rentbc.ca), reflecting the organization’s evolving role in supporting a healthy rental housing ecosystem while remaining committed to its core purpose of representing and supporting owners, operators, and managers of rental housing. “RentBC represents an important next chapter for an organization with a long…
West Vancouver residential real estate stats were just released by Greater Vancouver REALTORS® providing a statistical breakdown of sales, active listings, days on market, and benchmark prices across property types and neighborhoods in West Vancouver for the month of August. Highlights include: Neighborhood & Price Breakdown Insights Most Active Price Bands (Detached): The majority of…
John Jennings of Royal LePage Sussex- John Jennings just released his West Vancouver and North Vancouver market update! In West Vancouver, there was 16 months of inventory (MOI), up from 14 months in July. The West Van market continues to be in buyer’s market territory based on MOI. The sales-to-new-listings ratio came in at 27%,…
The Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) reports home sales registered on the MLS® in Metro Vancouver* declined 4.6 per cent compared to August last year, marking the end of a summer season that underperformed the summer of 2025. Residential sales in the Metro Vancouver region totalled 1,869 in August 2026, a 4.6 per cent decrease from…
GVR, Greater Vancouver REALTORS® reports home sales registered on the MLS® in Metro Vancouver* fell nearly ten per cent relative to July last year, erasing the ten percent gain seen in June that kicked off the summer. Residential sales in the region totalled 2,061 in July 2026, a 9.8 per cent decrease from the 2,286…
The Condominium Home Owners Association of BC (CHOA) just launched a new, free, online educational website called the BC Condo Classroom. The site is designed to provide practical, accessible learning resources for strata councils, owners, managers, and industry professionals throughout British Columbia. The BC Condo Classroom currently has the first 10 learning modules in a…
June kicked off year over-year-jump for Metro Vancouver sales with all housing types posting gains in June. Despite signs that demand is slowly returning to the market, prices haven’t moved much recently. If current trends continue, we may see a sustained decline in inventory over the coming months. For more market insight click…
