February 2017 Market Stats

Reluctance amongst Metro Vancouver* home sellers is impacting sale and price activity throughout the region’s housing market. Residential home sales in the region totalled 2,425 in February 2017. This is a 41.9 per cent decrease from the record 4,172 homes sold in February 2016 and an increase of 59.2 per cent compared to January 2017 […]

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January 2017 Market Stats

Home sales and listings trends are below long-term averages in the Metro Vancouver* housing market. This is due largely to reduced activity in the detached home market. Residential property sales in the region totalled 1,523 in January 2017, a 39.5 per cent decrease from the 2,519 sales recorded in January 2016 and an 11.1 per […]

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Five Things You Should Know About Your 2017 Property Assessment

Now that you have your 2017 property assessments in hand you may have questions about how those values soared so high – Single-family homeowners typically saw increases of 30-50% – and what to do if you disagree with the results. Below are five things you should know about your property assessment and how to dispute what […]

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December 2016 Market Stats

Sales of detached, attached and apartment properties in the region reached 39,943 in 2016, a 5.6 per cent decrease from the 42,326 sales recorded in 2015, and a 20.6 per cent increase over the 33,116 residential sales in 2014. “It was an eventful year for real estate in Metro Vancouver. Escalating prices caused by low […]

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BC Government Set to Assist First-Time Home Buyers

Christy Clark has just announced the details regarding a home owners down payment matching program coming January 2017 to help our first time buyers. Under the program, the BC Government will match down payment funds for eligible first-time buyers up to $37,500 with a 25-year term second mortgage. Am I eligible? Buyers much be pre-qualifed […]

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November 2016 Market Stats

“While 2016 has been anything but a normal year for the Metro Vancouver housing market, supply and demand totals have returned to more historically normal levels over the last few months” Residential home sales in the region totalled 2,214 in November 2016, a decrease of 0.9 per cent from the 2,233 sales recorded in October […]

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