Category: Market Updates

HOUSING SALES DIP WHILE PRICES RISE “Rising interest rates and stricter mortgage requirements have reduced home buyers’ purchasing power, particularly for those at the entry level of our market … Even still, the supply of apartment and townhome properties for sale today is unable to meet demand. On the other hand, our detached home market […]

STRONG DEMAND FOR CONDOS & TOWNHOMES Townhomes and condos are in demand across Metro Vancouver … while detached home buyers are facing less competition today. Detached home sales last month were up 9.7% from January 2017. The benchmark price for detached properties is $1,601,500. This represents an 8.3% increase from a year ago January 2017. […]

2017 Vancouver Housing Market: Steady Sales and Prices Hikes The benchmark price for all residential properties in Metro Vancouver ends the year at $1,050,300, up 16% compared to December 2016. “Market activity differed considerably this year based on property type … Competition was intense in the condominium and townhome markets, with multiple offer situations becoming […]

Steady Demand Continues for Townhomes & Condos Overall housing sales are up 26% compared to a year ago November 2016. Detached home prices rose 6.1% from this time last year, reaching $1,608,000. Condo prices jumped 24% compared to November 2016, reaching a benchmark price of $648,200. Townhome prices increased 18% compared to November 2016, to a […]

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% […]