The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver just released a report saying….. “Under the hood, 2024 is poised to be a growth year for the residential market across the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver’s areas. Fundamental factors that drive our market, such as household formation, population growth, and employment growth remain fairly strong despite…
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential sales in the region (Metro Vancouver) totalled 26,249 in 2023, a 10.3 per cent decrease from the 29,261 sales recorded in 2022, and a 41.5 per cent decrease from the 44,884 sales in 2021. Last year’s sales total was 23.4 per cent below the…
A glance of recent West Vancouver stats provided by our real estate board shows homes sales in November were up +94.1% from same month last year and +18.18% compared to October. WV’s detached properties inventory one year change was up +5.4% and down -5.88% from the month before. The MLS® HPI Benchmark Price in November…
Recent local real estate board data at the end of November, shows West Vancouver Residential Composite* Benchmark Price down -1.3% from a year ago, and North Vancouver up +6%. *all properties including single family dwellings, townhomes and apartment/condos In all housing markets, there are often, predictable ebbs and flows that happen each year. It’s…
Our local real estate board reports ‘balanced conditions come to the Metro Vancouver housing market for the holiday season’. With one month left in 2023, a steady increase in housing inventory is offering home buyers across Metro Vancouver among the largest selection to choose from since 2021. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV)…
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver housing market remains resilient in the face of challenging economic conditions. Over the past few months, we’ve witnessed an increase in home values, amounting to $31,351 since June. This brings the average home price in Greater Vancouver to $1,301,970, marking a noteworthy year-over-year increase of $62,063. Among the…
Metro Vancouver housing market holds steady in October. An increase in newly listed properties is providing more choice to home buyers across Metro Vancouver, but sales remain below long-term averages. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential sales in the region totaled 1,996 in October 2023, a 3.7 per cent increase…
How do we actually know what property values are doing at any given point in time? If you think about it for a second, it’s a tricky question to answer. To start, every property in the market isn’t trading hands on a microsecond basis like the stock market, and the long timelines between sales of…
Turning short-term rentals into homes for people is at the core of newly introduced B.C. legislation to regulate the rapidly expanding short-term rental market. “Anyone who’s looking for an affordable place to live knows how hard it is, and short-term rentals are making it even more challenging,” said Premier David Eby. “The number of short-term…
None of us have a foolproof crystal ball. If we did, we might all have bet on Sidney Crosby scoring the golden goal in 2014 and cashed out with some big bucks! When it comes to real estate markets and what we might see over the next few years, history can generally provide some great…
