BC Real Estate Association

• B.C. Real Estate Association criticizes cooling-off period for housing

  BCREA also wants the province to bring more transparency to the homebuying process, so people can make more informed decisions, when they are caught in multiple offer scenarios.

  Economy

  Feb 28
  
• B.C. real estate defies pandemic with sales, price growth in 2020

  Despite a COVID-19-driven recession, B.C. saw real estate sales surge 21.5 per cent last year, while prices across the province were up 11.7 per cent from 2019.

  Economy

  Jan 13, 2021
  
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• Home sales and prices continue to fall: BC Real Estate Association

  "Prospective home buyers continue to grapple with the decline in their purchasing power caused by federal government changes to mortgage policy", said Muir.

  Economy

  May 14, 2019
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• Shock of federal mortgage stress test now behind BC housing market: BCREA

  Housing demand to pick up in the next two years, according to BCREA's chief economist, Cameron Muir.

  Economy

  Feb 25, 2019
• Slowdown in housing market continued in January: B.C. Real Estate Association

  Total sales volume was $2.36 billion, a 38.4 per cent decline from the same month last year, according to the Association.

  Economy

  Feb 15, 2019
• Housing sales will fall this year, rise next year: B.C. Real Estate Association

  The number of B.C. home sales are expected to rise in 2019.

  Economy

  Nov 8, 2018
• Home sales continue to slow down: B.C. Real Estate Association

  CBREA chief economist Cameron Muir blames the mortgage stress test and moderately higher interest rates.

  Economy

  Oct 11, 2018
• Dirty money isn’t driving hot housing market, says BC Real Estate Association

  The real estate association says even if dirty money is entering the market, it's not enough to be driving up prices.

  Crime

  Jun 28, 2018
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• Is your dream house a former grow-op? Realtors say right now, it’s hard to say

  "Is there mould? Has the electrical been tampered with? Are there chemicals around?"

  Consumer

  Apr 9, 2018
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• Housing demand strong again in November: B.C. Real Estate Association

  November showed no slow down in B.C. housing demand or price increases.

  Economy

  Dec 12, 2017