Vancouver Housing Market

• Vancouver’s April home sales down 16.5% from a year ago, says real estate board

  The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says April home sales slid 16.5 per cent from a year ago as new listings remained below historical norms.

  Economy

  May 2
  
• Vancouver’s March home sales down 42.5% from a year ago: B.C. board

  The B.C. board says the numbers signal that March home sales are making a stronger than expected spring showing so far, despite elevated borrowing costs.

  Economy

  Apr 4
  
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• Downtown Vancouver office vacancy breaks 10% for first time since 2004: Avison Young

  The real estate firm says the first quarter of this year brought Vancouver's downtown office vacancy rate to 10.8 per cent, up from 9.6 per cent at the end of 2022.

  Economy

  Apr 3
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• Here’s how much home you could buy in 8 Canadian cities — if you had a million dollars

  A million dollars goes a lot further in some Canadian housing markets than others. Here's what Royal LePage estimates show you could afford with that money across Canada.

  Canada

  Feb 23
• Vancouver’s December home sales down 52% from year ago: B.C. real estate board

  The B.C. board says last month's sales totalled 1,295, about 20 per cent lower than they were in November and 38 per cent below the 10-year December sales average.

  Economy

  Jan 4
• B.C. housing prices to drop roughly 5% in 2023, real estate association predicts

  The B.C. Real Estate Association, which represents more than 25,000 realtors in the province, expects average home prices in the province to drop about five per cent next year.

  Consumer

  Nov 8, 2022
• Here’s how high interest rates are impacting Canada’s condo demand

  Builders in Toronto and other major cities are feeling less confident about condo projects and are scaling back development plans as interest rates and building costs rise.

  Money

  Aug 6, 2022
• Metro Vancouver home sales in June dropped 35% from 2021 amid higher interest rates

  The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales have fallen over the past two months as houses remained on the market longer and interest rates rose.

  Economy

  Jul 5, 2022
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• Home sales in Metro Vancouver calmer in May as interest rates cool hot market

  The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver reports 2,918 sales across Metro Vancouver in May, nearly 32 per cent below those recorded in May 2021.

  Economy

  Jun 2, 2022
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• Higher interest rates push homes sales in B.C. back toward normal, says association

  British Columbia home sales figures for April show 8,939 properties changed hands last month, a decrease of 34.9 per cent from the record high set in April last year.

  Economy

  May 12, 2022