Category: Market Updates

ABOVE AVERAGE SALES AS BUYERS SNAP UP PROPERTIES AHEAD OF NEW MORTGAGE REQUIREMENTS IN JANUARY   October homes sales in Metro Vancouver were 15% above the 10-year October sales average.   “The federal government’s announcement of plans to tighten mortgage requirements for the seventh time in the last eight years also helped spur activity in the […]

Condos Favour Sellers, Detached Homes Edge Towards Buyers Vancouver condos and townhomes are firmly in a sellers’ market, while supply vs demand of detached homes is edging toward a buyers’ market, according to new figures from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. “Detached homes made up 30% of all sales in September and represented […]

 First-time Home Buyers Driving Competition for Condos & Townhomes “First time homebuyers have led a surge this summer in demand in our condominium and townhome markets,” said REBGV president … “Homes priced between $350,000 and $750,000 have been subject to intense competition and multiple offers”. Condos and townhouses remain a Sellers market. Benchmark apartment prices […]

Vancouver home sales dip, but prices continue to rise Sales fell 8.2% last month from July 2016, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver report released this week, but prices continue to rise as the benchmark price across all property types in Metro Vancouver surpasses $1 million for the first time. The average […]

Imbalance Between Supply and Demand in the Condo Market Creating Home Buyer Competition Across Metro Vancouver. “Two distinct markets have emerged this summer. The detached home market has seen demand ease back to more typical levels while competition for condominiums is creating multiple offer scenarios and putting upward pressure on prices for that property type,” […]

  “Home buyers are beginning to have more selection to choose from in the detached market, but the number of condominiums for sale continues to decline” – President, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver   MAY MARKET ACTIVITY HEATS UP  The benchmark price for a detached home in Greater Vancouver is $1,561,000. This represents a 3.1% […]

BC Home Sales Turn Higher, Inventories at 20-Year Low Vancouver BC – May 2017 – The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) that a total of 9,865 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in April, down 23.9 per cent from the same period last year. Total sales dollar volume was […]

Higher Demand Than Supply for Homes Across Vancouver Low housing inventory coupled with strong demand, specifically for condos and townhomes, propelled the market in March. The number of new listings has not been this low since March 2009. Ongoing competition to purchase condos and townhomes means attached home prices will likely continue to increase until […]

Condo Demand Continues to Outstrip Supply Demand for condos and townhomes remain high, even though year-over-year sales volume of attached properties were down approximately 30 percent. Condo prices have increased 2.3 percent over the past six months and February 2017 prices were up 2.7 percent compared to January 2017.  We continue to experience an extremely competitive condo market, […]

Mixed Start to the New Year for Vancouver’s Housing Market After near record-breaking housing sales in 2016, the Vancouver real estate market started the year in January 2017 with a mix of cooling trends in some areas and hot spots in others. Overall, Vancouver residential real estate sales volume for January 2017 was down approximately […]