On November 21, 2022, the Office of the Premier of British Columbia announced changes to the Strata Property Act (“SPA”) impacting strata properties in British Columbia. Then on November 24, 2022 the BC Government passed amendments to the Strata Property Act which take immediate effect and immediately overrides any strata bylaw that restricts rentals in…
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…
The Home Buyer Rescission Period (HBPP), previously known as “Homebuyer Protection Period” and “cooling-off period,” is expected to be implemented province-wide on January 3, 2023. What is the Home Buyer Rescission Period (HBRP)? The HBRP, commonly known as a “rescission period,” gives buyers the right to withdraw from a purchase agreement…
2022 Fourth Quarter Housing Forecast was just released by the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA). Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are forecast to decline 34.4 per cent from a record high 2021 to 82,345 units this year. In 2023, MLS® residential sales are forecast to fall an additional 11.4 per cent…
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…
Inflation, rising interest rates create caution across Metro Vancouver’s housing market Home sale activity across the Metro Vancouver housing market continued to trend well below historical averages in October. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales in the region totaled 1,903 in October 2022, a 45.5 per cent…
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…
A House Price Survey was just released by Royal LePage. According to its regional summaries, the aggregate price of a home in Greater Vancouver increased 2.4 per cent year over-year to $1,250,200 in the third quarter of 2022. On a quarterly basis, the aggregate price of a home in the region decreased 4.7 per cent;…
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…
