Vancouver News Release
Home sales activity strong through Olympic period
The Greater Vancouver housing market continued to experience strong demand from homebuyers and an increase in total property listings in a month where the eyes of the world were focused on the region... read more
Housing supply and demand reach closer alignment in January
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 1,923 in January 2010, an increase of 152.4 per cent compared to January 2009 when 762 sales were recorded and a 23.5 per cent decline compared to the 2,515 sales recorded in December 2009... read more
Gold Medal Recovery Limited by Economy, Affordability
BCREA Housing Forecast Update - First Quarter 2010
Vancouver, BC – January 29, 2010. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its Housing Forecast Update for the first quarter of 2010 today... read more
Slow start, strong finish for housing market in 2009
VANCOUVER, B.C. – January 5, 2010 – After beginning the year at near record low sales levels, buyers’ confidence in the Greater Vancouver housing market quickly returned, allowing for significant and sustained increases in the number of residential property sales for much of 2009... read more
December Home Sales Second Highest on Record
2009 – In Like a Lamb, Out Like a Lion
Vancouver, BC – January 12, 2010. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province climbed 132 per cent to 5,703 units in December compared to the same month last year. More homes were sold last month than in any December on record except 1989 when 6,014 units were sold.... read more
Strong demand carries into
late fall
VANCOUVER, B.C.
– December 2, 2009 –
Home values continued to edge upward in November as demand in the Greater
Vancouver housing market remains well above seasonal norms. Over the
last 12 months, the MLSLink® Housing Price Index (HPI) benchmark price
for all residential properties in Greater Vancouver increased 12.4 per
cent to $557,384 from $495,704 in November 2008. This price, however,
remains down 1.9 per cent from the most recent high point in the market
in May 2008 when the residential
benchmark price sat at $568,411... read more
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