Category: Market Updates

The number of Metro Vancouver homes listed for sale on the MLS® rose nearly 23 per cent year-over-year, providing more opportunity for buyers looking for a home this spring. The Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR)2 reports that residential sales3 in the region totalled 2,415 in March 2024, a 4.7 per cent decrease from the 2,535 sales […]

While Metro Vancouver home sellers appeared somewhat hesitant in January, new listings rose 31 per cent year-over-year in February, bringing a significant number of newly listed properties to the market. Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) reports that residential sales in the region totalled 2,070 in February 2024, a 13.5 per cent increase from the 1,824 sales […]

Home sales across Metro Vancouver’s housing market off to strong start in 2024 While the Metro Vancouver market ended 2023 in balanced market territory, conditions in January began shifting back in favour of sellers as the pace of newly listed properties did not keep up with the jump in home sales. The Real Estate Board […]

Metro Vancouver housing market shows resilience in 2023, ending the year in balanced territory   Metro Vancouver’s housing market closed out 2023 with balanced market conditions, but the year-end totals mask a story of surprising resilience in the face of the highest borrowing costs seen in over a decade. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver […]

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 Vancouver1 among the largest selection to choose from since 2021.   The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential sales […]

An increase in newly listed properties is providing more choice to home buyers across Metro Vancouver, but sales remain below long-term averages. VANCOUVER, BC – November 2, 2023 – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential sales in the region totalled 1,996 in October 2023, a 3.7 per cent increase from […]

As inventory increases, price gains relent in Metro Vancouver to begin the fall season The month-over-month price gains seen earlier this year abated in the Metro Vancouver housing market in September due to a seasonal decline in sales and a modest increase in inventory levels across the region. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver […]

Home prices across all home types in Metro Vancouver rose again in July, as strong sales figures continue to push up against low levels of housing inventory in the region. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales in the region totalled 2,455 in July 2023, a 28.9 per cent […]

Continuing the trend that has emerged in the housing market this year, the benchmark price for all home types in Metro Vancouver increased in June as home buyer demand butted up against a limited inventory of homes for sale in the region. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales […]

Competition among buyers in Vancouver’s housing market heats up in May   While the year started slower than usual, Metro Vancouver’s housing market is showing signs of heating up as summer arrives, with prices increasing for the sixth consecutive month.   The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales in the […]