Vancouver real estate

• 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
  
• Canadian cities unaffordable for young residents: report

  Across Canada, cities big and small have become unaffordable for young people to live in. Young people run up an average deficit of $750 a month living in cities.

  Consumer

  Jun 5
  
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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
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• Bidding war no more: How to make an offer in Canada’s cooling housing market

  Housing markets in Canada are cooling down, giving some buyers a bit more negotiating power but complicating the question of how to bid on a home.

  Money

  May 14
• 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
• Greater Vancouver home sales down in April: board

  The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales in the region fell in April and returned to more historically typical levels for the month.

  Economy

  May 3
• Vancouver to hike empty homes tax to 5% in 2023

  Vancouver city council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve increasing the city's Empty Homes Tax from three per cent to five per cent for the 2023 reference year. 

  Economy

  Apr 27
• Census shows apartment growth, but supply remains primary issue in B.C.: experts

  Statistics released by the B.C. Jobs Ministry earlier this month show more than 100,000 people moved to the province in 2021, the highest annual total since 1961.

  Economy

  Apr 27
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• Tory leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre entreats Vancouver voters with housing promises

  In a video shared on Twitter on Monday, Poilievre used the nearly $5-million home in Vancouver to highlight several challenges in the city's housing market.

  Politics

  Apr 11
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• Vancouver home sales up 27% since February, says real estate board

  The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales picked up between February and March but are still down from a year ago.

  Economy

  Apr 4