Home sales increase in 2011: BCREA The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that the dollar volume of homes sold through Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in BC climbed 14.3 per cent to $43.1 billion in 2011. A total of 76,817 homes were sold in BC in 2011, up 2.9 per cent from 2010. The [...]
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July 2011 Stats
August 5th, 2011 
admin Active home sellers bring greater selection to the Greater Vancouver housing market While the balance between home buyer and seller activity remains in an equilibrium range in the Greater Vancouver housing market, last month’s home sale total was below the 10-year average for July.
January 2011 Stats
February 4th, 2011 admin Stability and regional ‘hot spots’ characterize January housing market The Greater Vancouver housing market remained in balanced market conditions in January, although higher levels of buyer demand were seen in some of the region’s largest communities.
December 2010 Stats
January 5th, 2011 admin The Greater Vancouver residential housing market entered three distinctive phases in 2010. Continued buoyancy from the post-recession recovery began the year, followed by a summer lull and, throughout the fall, a sustained period of stability.
MLS® stats show more sales, fewer property listings in November
December 2nd, 2010 admin November Stats MLS® stats show more sales, fewer property listings in November Greater Vancouver residential home sales improved in November compared to the previous four months, with the number of sales posted on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) coming in slightly higher than the 10-year average for that month.
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November 2nd, 2010 admin Home sales remain steady in Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver home sales have remained steady over the past four months, indicating stability in the residential housing market. With the MLS® sales to active listing inventory ratio indicating a buyers’ market, properties appropriately priced are selling. According to the MLSLink® Housing Price Index (HPI), the benchmark price [...]
September Stats
October 4th, 2010 admin September Stats Housing market factors indicate stability in recent months September home sales in Greater Vancouver were consistent with activity experienced in the preceding two months across most categories.
Posted in Market Updates, Stats Tags: 12 months, all time high, august and september, benchmark price, decline, downward pressure, greater vancouver, housing market, housing price index, low interest rates, market factors, mls, multiple listing service, real estate board, rebgv, residential properties, residential property listings, residential property sales, residential sales, three months Comments Off‘If ever there was a time to buy, it is now,’ BMO says
September 2nd, 2010 admin Bank of Montreal has chopped its benchmark five-year mortgage rate, aggressively throwing its weight behind what many are calling an increasingly wobbly housing market. “It’s a great time to buy a home,” Martin Nel, a senior BMO official, said in news release announcing the change. He added that people who take advantage of the offer [...]
Posted in Buyer, Market Updates Tags: bank of montreal, bank officials, BMO, canadian mortgage, housing market, imminent collapse, industry newsletter, john andrew, john greenwood, market moves, mortgage rate changes, mortgage trends, new numbers, policy alternatives, residential real estate, s university, spate, urban and regional planning, warning signs, year mortgage Comments OffMay market offers buyers greater selection
June 6th, 2010 admin The number of properties listed for sale in Greater Vancouver continued to rise in May, while the number of sales showed a year-over-year decrease.
Posted in Chinese, Market Updates Tags: Apartment, apartment properties, benchmark, benchmark price, Communications, Craig Munn, current market, decline, Download, greater vancouver, Housing, housing price index, Jake Moldowan, mls, multiple listing service, neighbourhood, neighbourhood level, prospective home buyers, real estate board, real estate decisions, Realtors, rebgv, residential properties, residential property sales, Vancouver, wise real estate Comments OffHome buyer and seller activity increases in busy spring market
May 4th, 2010 admin REBGV Stats The Greater Vancouver housing market experienced increased activity in April thanks to a steady balance of home buyers and sellers entering the marketplace.
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