May 2011 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver MLS Statistics

June 10, 2011

Vancouver Real Estate Statistics for May 2011
Homesales for May in Vancouver at Typical Springtime Levels
Market activity has eased off slightly in May from the record-breaking activity we saw in the earlier part of the spring. New listing counts for May (1811) are still on a steady rise and up (+2.49%) from April (1767). However, [...]

Read the full article →

Vancouver Charity Garage Sale – May 14th 2011 – RLP Shelter Foundation

May 11, 2011

It’s that time of year (bargain hunting / decluttering season). This coming weekend (May 14th 10am – 4pm) we’ll be hosting the 2nd annual RLP Shelter Foundation’s National Garage Sale for Shelter in Mount Pleasant. This year it’s going to be even better than last year (we raised nearly $5000!) with a BBQ, entertainment, great [...]

Read the full article →

April 2011 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver MLS Statistics

May 10, 2011

Vancouver Real Estate Statistics for April 2011
Easter Leads Trends for April in Vancouver
April turned out to be an odd month in Vancouver real estate. While prices were on the rise, both the number of listings and the number of sales dipped. In addition, there continues to be a large disconnect between the activity in [...]

Read the full article →

March 2011 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver MLS Statistics

April 7, 2011

Vancouver Real Estate Statistics for March 2011

/h3>
Market Continues to Strengthen for Spring
March numbers continue to be on the upswing in real estate market activity for Vancouver. We are seeing movement on all fronts; prices, sales and listings. There is a  a lot of interest from buyers, particularly in particular segments of the market (such as [...]

Read the full article →

February 2011 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver MLS Statistics

March 4, 2011

Vancouver Real Estate Statistics for February 2011

/h3>
The Spring Season Starts Early and Strong
February saw a big uptick in real estate market activity for Vancouver. We are seeing movement on all fronts; prices, sales and listings. There appears to be a lot of interest from buyers, particularly in certain market segments (such as houses in East [...]

Read the full article →

January 2011 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver MLS Statistics

February 23, 2011

Vancouver Real Estate Statistics for January 2011
New Year Brings Back Strong Market
The Greater Vancouver housing market is off to a good start this January, with healthy averages in properties bought and sold staying consistent with the general trend of the last five years.
This January’s 1,819 sales minutely surpassed the 1,790 January average of the last [...]

Read the full article →

New Listing – 756 1483 E. King Edward (King Edward Village)

January 29, 2011

/h3>
Overview
This home offers incredible views. If you love the beauty of Vancouver, you will appreciate the constantly changing panaromic views that the floor-to-cieling windows offer. Nearly every corner of this impressive suite is bathed in light and views.
Details
This 2-Bedroom offers unsurpassed vistas of the Northshore with style, quality and functionality. SUITE – You won’t [...]

Read the full article →

2010 Vancouver Property Values on the Rise; BC Assessment Office

January 24, 2011

BC residents enjoy a peculiar holiday ritual, the annual opening of their property tax assessments. Some of us view it with excitement, curious to see how much our real estate piggy-bank appreciated in the previous year. For many more of us, we view it with dread…there is no personal benefit (unless you sell) and the [...]

Read the full article →

More Stringent Mortgage Rules Announced

January 21, 2011

On January 17th, 2011 the federal government announced changes to regulations governing mortgage lending in Canada. The changes followed growing warnings from the Bank of Canada that Canadians are taking on too much household debt (we now have the highest household debt of 20 OECD nations). By making these changes, the feds hope to limit [...]

Read the full article →

December 2010 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver MLS Statistics

January 20, 2011

Vancouver Real Estate Statistics for December 2010
Vancouver Real Estate Sees Typical Holiday Month of December
After seeing the Vancouver real estate market stabilize through the fall, December was a weaker month. That is not altogether surprising as this type of market activity is very typical as the holidays approach. December 2010 looked quite weak in comparison [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →