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Tuesday, July 08, 2025
After a turbulent first six months, home sales are showing signs of a recovery. (2:36 minute video)
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Friday, July 04, 2025
Office sales surged in Metro Vancouver's commercial real estate market during the first quarter (Q1) of 2025. (1 minute read)
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Thursday, July 03, 2025
After a turbulent first six months, home sales are showing signs of a recovery. (3 minute read)
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Friday, June 06, 2025
Inventory levels across Metro Vancouver reach another ten-year high, while home sales remained muted. (2:46 minute video)
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Tuesday, June 03, 2025
Inventory levels ar reach another ten-year high, while home sales remained muted. (2 minute read)
Market Trends
Friday, May 30, 2025
After reviewing home sales affected by several Bank of Canada rate cuts, GVR economist, Andrew Lis, indicates things might be changing. (2 minute read)
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Friday, May 09, 2025
The slowdown in home sales in Metro Vancouver that began early this year continued in April. (2:51 minute video).
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Friday, May 02, 2025
The slowdown in home sales in Metro Vancouver that began early this year continued in April, with sales down nearly 24 per cent from this time a year ago. (2 minute read)
Economics
Friday, April 11, 2025
See what Metro Vancouver's commercial market may look like in 2025. (2 minute read)
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Thursday, April 10, 2025
March home sales were the lowest going back to this time in 2019, while active listings continued its upward trend. (2:50 minute video)
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Thursday, April 03, 2025
In aggregate, commercial transaction volumes in the Lower Mainland finished 2024 at the lowest level recorded in over a decade. (2 minute read)
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Wednesday, April 02, 2025
March home sales were the lowest going back to this time in 2019, while active listings continued its upward trend. (2 minute read)
Monthly Market Report
Thursday, March 20, 2025
We have now corrected the February release and updated our statistics on Stats Centre for both months. (1 minute read)
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Friday, March 07, 2025
New listings rose moderately on the MLS® in Metro Vancouver during February and sales decreased. (2:36 minute video)
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Tuesday, March 04, 2025
New listings rose moderately on the MLS® in Metro Vancouver during February and sales decreased. (2 minute read)
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Monday, February 10, 2025
Newly listed homes rose 46 per cent year-over-year in January, as sellers appear eager to enter the market. (2:54 minute video)
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Tuesday, February 04, 2025
Homes newly listed on the MLS® rose 46 per cent year-over-year in January, as sellers appear eager to enter the market. (2 minute read)
Economics
Friday, January 17, 2025
With a strong end to 2024, we're forecasting 2025 as a strong year for the real estate market. (2 minute read)
Assessment
Monday, January 13, 2025
There are no surprises this year as assessment changes remained small in Greater Vancouver. (5 minute read)
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Thursday, January 09, 2025
Metro Vancouver home sales registered a strong finish to cap off 2024, signalling strengthening demand-side momentum as we move into the new year. (2:44 minute video)
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Monday, January 06, 2025
Increasing the capital gains inclusion rate this year significantly reduced commercial transactions in the Lower Mainland. (2 minute read)
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Friday, January 03, 2025
In December, home sales rose more than 30 per cent compared to the same time in 2023. (3 minute read)
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Friday, December 06, 2024
Home sales rose 28 percent year-over-year in November, building on the momentum of the 30 percent year-over-year increase in October. (2:25 minute video)
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Tuesday, December 03, 2024
Home sales rose 28 percent year-over-year in November, building on the momentum of the 30 percent year-over-year increase in October.
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Tuesday, November 05, 2024
In a change of pace, Metro Vancouver home sales surged more than 30 per cent year-over-year in October. (2:37 minute video)
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Monday, November 04, 2024
In a change of pace, Metro Vancouver home sales surged more than 30 per cent year-over-year in October. (3 minute read)
Economics Microsite
Wednesday, October 09, 2024
It’s still early days, but after slow September sales across GVR market regions, October seems to be off to a strong start. (2 minute read)
Statistics
Monday, October 07, 2024
Home sales declined in September suggest recent reductions in borrowing costs have had limited effect in spurring demand to date. (2:39 minute video)
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Friday, October 04, 2024
Commercial transactions were up year-over-year in the second quarter of 2024. (2 minute read)
Economics Microsite
Thursday, October 03, 2024
Do elections actually have an impact on home sales? Andrew takes a look at the numbers. (5 minute read)
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Wednesday, October 02, 2024
Home sales declined in September suggesting recent reductions in borrowing costs have limited effect in spurring demand so far.
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Home sales remained below their ten-year seasonal averages in August as summer holidays come to a close. (2:41 minute video)
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Wednesday, September 04, 2024
Home sales remained below their ten-year seasonal averages in August as summer holidays come to a close. (3 minute read)
Economics
Thursday, August 29, 2024
The market has shifted in some expected and unexpected ways since we published our first-half (H1) forecast in January. (1 minute read)
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Thursday, August 08, 2024
Newly listed properties on the MLS® rose nearly twenty per cent year over year in July, sustaining a healthy level of inventory. (2:31 video)
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Friday, August 02, 2024
Newly listed properties on the MLS® rose nearly twenty per cent year over year in July, sustaining a healthy level of inventory. (3 minute read)
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Tuesday, July 09, 2024
Metro Vancouver home sales registered on the MLS® remained below seasonal and historical averages in June. (2:30 minute video)
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Wednesday, July 03, 2024
With reduced buyer competition, inventory has accumulated to levels not seen since the spring of 2019. (3 minute read)
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Tuesday, July 02, 2024
Transactions showed renewed signs of strength in the first quarter of 2024, with total transaction volumes over ten per cent year-over-year. (3 minute read)
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Monday, June 10, 2024
Home sales were down in May while inventory continues to increase in the region. (2:35 minute video)
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Tuesday, June 04, 2024
Transactions in May decreased compared to what is typical for this time of year, inventory has risen to more than 13,000 homes. (3 minute read)
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Thursday, May 02, 2024
Although the housing inventory has climbed steadily since the increase in interest rates, demand hasn't weakened. (3 minute read)
Economics Microsite
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Are rate cuts finally coming to help ease the affordability crunch? (3 minuite read)
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Friday, April 05, 2024
The number of listings rose nearly 23 per cent year-over-year, providing more opportunity for buyers. (2:08 minute video)
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Wednesday, April 03, 2024
The number of listings rose nearly 23 per cent year-over-year, providing more opportunity for buyers. (3 minute read)
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Monday, March 25, 2024
Review GVR's 2023 year-end Commercial Edge market report. (2 minute read)
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Monday, March 11, 2024
New listings rose 31 per cent year-over-year in February, bringing a significant number of properties to the market. (2:14 minute video)
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Monday, March 04, 2024
New listings rose 31 per cent year-over-year in February, bringing a significant number of properties to the market. (3 minute read)
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Thursday, February 08, 2024
Conditions in January began shifting back in favour of sellers as the pace of newly listed properties didn't keep up with home sales. (2.:33 minute video)
Economics
Wednesday, February 07, 2024
Watch and share our 2024 residential and commercial market forecasts with REBGV Director of Economics and Data Analytics, Andrew Lis. (2 videos)
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Friday, February 02, 2024
Conditions in January began shifting back in favour of sellers as the pace of newly listed properties didn't keep up with home sales.
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Friday, January 26, 2024
Year-over-year figures mask an emerging pattern of stability coming back into the Lower Mainland's commercial real estate market. (2 minute read)
Economics
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Our latest commercial forecast shows an optimistic look at 2024. (2 minute read)
Economics
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Our latest forecast looks at last year to help to predict what the housing market will look like in 2024. (2 minute read)
Statistics
Tuesday, January 09, 2024
Housing market ends 2023 with a balanced market, but totals mask surprising resilience despite highest borrowing costs in over a decade. (2:27 minute video)
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Wednesday, January 03, 2024
Housing market ends 2023 with a balanced market, but totals mask surprising resilience in the face of the highest borrowing costs in over a decade.
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Monday, December 11, 2023
A steady increase in housing inventory offers home buyers among the largest selection to choose from since 2021. (2:19 minute video)
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Monday, December 04, 2023
A steady increase in housing inventory is offering home buyers among the largest selection to choose from since 2021.
Property Ownership
Thursday, November 30, 2023
A recent Statistics Canada study shows young Canadians whose parents own a home are twice as likely to own a home themselves. (3 minute read)
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Tuesday, November 07, 2023
Increase in newly listed properties providing more choice to home buyers, but sales remain below long-term averages. (2:20 minute video)
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Thursday, November 02, 2023
Increase in newly listed properties providing more choice to home buyers, but sales remain below long-term averages. (2 minute read)
Economics
Thursday, October 26, 2023
How do we actually know what property values are doing at any given point in time? (5 minute read; 8:49 minute video)
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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Due to an increase in the number of homes listed and higher mortgage rates, prices gains have slowed.
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Wednesday, October 04, 2023
Due to an increase in the number of homes listed and higher mortgage rates, prices gains have slowed. (2 minute read)
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Monday, September 18, 2023
Slower activity marked the second quarter of the commercial real estate market in the Lower Mainland. (1 minute read)
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
BCREA's article describes the economic activity in commercial real estate during Q2.
Economics
Thursday, September 07, 2023
Our forecast checks market trends and economic factors to predict what the housing market will look like in the rest of 2023. (2 minute read)
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Wednesday, September 06, 2023
Higher borrowing costs begin to affect the housing market, with price gains cooling and sales slowing along the typical seasonal pattern. (2:25 minute video)
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Tuesday, September 05, 2023
Higher borrowing costs have begun to affect the housing market, with price gains cooling and sales slowing along the typical seasonal pattern. (4 min read)
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Tuesday, August 08, 2023
Home prices for all home types rose again as strong sales push up against low housing inventory. (2:22 minute video)
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Wednesday, August 02, 2023
Home prices across all home types rose again in July, as strong sales figures continue to push up against low levels of housing inventory. (4 minute read)
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
The benchmark price for all home types increases again this month as buyers vie for a limited number of homes for sale.
Economics
Thursday, July 06, 2023
The property ladder is broken. In the latest Lede, Andrew Lis gives his explanation as to why, and how it can be fixed. (9:33 video, 10 minute read)
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Wednesday, July 05, 2023
The benchmark price for all home types increases again this month as buyers vie for a limited number of homes for sale.
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Thursday, June 29, 2023
Review the Q1 2023 commercial stats package. (2 minute read)
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Thursday, June 08, 2023
A new study looks at real estate investors across Canada. (5 minute read)
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Thursday, June 08, 2023
The housing market is showing signs of heating up as summer arrives, with prices increasing for the sixth consecutive month.
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Friday, June 02, 2023
With listing activity remaining below historical norms, home sales in Metro Vancouver have mounted a surprising comeback.
Economics
Friday, May 12, 2023
We've seen historically low listings so far this year, but why? REBGV's Director Economics and Data Analytics Andrew Lis has a theory as to why. (6:38 video, 8 minute read)
Statistics
Thursday, May 04, 2023
With listing activity remaining below historical norms, home sales in Metro Vancouver have mounted a surprising comeback. (1 minute read, 2:14 minute video)
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Tuesday, May 02, 2023
With listing activity remaining below historical norms, home sales in Metro Vancouver have mounted a surprising comeback.
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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Home prices showed modest increases in March, while new listings remained below long-term historical averages. (1 minute read, 2:24 video)
Economics
Thursday, April 06, 2023
What can we learn about the current market by looking at previous tightening cycles? (5:16 video, 12 minute read)
Statistics
Tuesday, April 04, 2023
Home prices across showed modest increases in March, while new listings remained below long-term historical averages.
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Monday, April 03, 2023
How did the Lower Mainland's commercial real estate market perform in 2022? (3 minute read)
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Wednesday, March 08, 2023
Below average home sales allow inventory to inch upwards. (2:13 video)
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Thursday, March 02, 2023
February listing data show slow sales resulting in below-average sales activity in the Metro Vanouver area.
Economics
Friday, February 17, 2023
What is the Bank of Canada considering when it comes to interest rates - and how will this help us understand what's going to happen to rates in the future? (5 minute read)
Statistics
Friday, February 10, 2023
Home sales decline below long-term averages and inventory remains low. (2:09 video)
Economics
Thursday, February 09, 2023
Check out our 2023 economic forecast event featuring REBGV's Director of Statistics and Data Analytics, Andrew Lis. (1:48:22 video)
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Thursday, February 02, 2023
Inventory remains low in while home sales dipped well below monthly historical averages in January. (3 minute read)
Economics
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Andrew Lis, REBGV's Director of Statistics and Data Analytics, looks at what the latest StatsCan projections could mean for our housing market. (7 minute read)
Economics
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Births, deaths, migration – what do these have to do with the housing market? Andrew Lis explains in the latest episode of The Lede. (2:54 minute video)
Statistics
Monday, January 09, 2023
Rising mortgage rates brought uncertainty and caution in 2022 to Metro Vancouver housing markets.
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Wednesday, January 04, 2023
The housing market experienced a year of caution in 2022 due to rising borrowing costs. (4 minute read)
Economics
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Andrew Lis looks at what makes a statistical trend in his latest video blog. (4:41 minute video)
Statistics
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Review commercial market activity from the third quarter of 2022. (3 minute read)
Economics
Friday, December 09, 2022
What makes a trend? Believe it or not, this isn’t a simple question to answer. Andrew Lis, Director of Economics and Data Analytics explains in the first of his new blog series. (8 minute read)
Statistics
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
While typically a quiet month of market activity, November home sale and listing totals lagged below long-term averages.
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Friday, December 02, 2022
While typically a quiet month of market activity, November home sale and listing totals lagged below long-term averages. (4 minute read)
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Monday, November 07, 2022
Home sale activity continued to trend well below historical averages in October. (2:21 video)
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Wednesday, November 02, 2022
Home sale activity across the Metro Vancouver housing market continued to trend well below historical averages in October. (4 minute read)
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Watch our September 2022 Market Insights video. (2:21 video)
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Tuesday, October 04, 2022
Home sellers were more active in the housing market, while home buyer demand remained below the region’s long-term averages.
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Thursday, September 15, 2022
Activity in the commercial real estate market edged down from the brisker pace experienced at the start of the year.
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Thursday, September 08, 2022
Metro Vancouver’s housing market is experiencing a quieter summer season marked by reduced sale and listing activity. (2:16 minute video)
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Monday, August 08, 2022
REBGV Chair Daniel John discusses how home buyer demand continues to ease across Metro Vancouver.
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Wednesday, August 03, 2022
The housing market has entered a new cycle marked by quieter home buyer demand and a gradual rise in the supply of homes for sale.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
REBGV Chair Daniel John discusses how the marketplace is changing with increasing interest rates and housing supply. (2:50 video)
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Tuesday, July 05, 2022
With interest rates and housing supply increasing, Metro Vancouver home buyers are operating in a changing marketplace to begin the summer season.
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Thursday, June 23, 2022
A steady start to the 2022 commercial real estate market. (2 minute read)
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Wednesday, June 08, 2022
Spring ushers in calmer housing market trends in Metro Vancouver. Watch Daniel John, Chair REBGV, explain what that means. (Video - 2:40)
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Thursday, June 02, 2022
After reaching record-setting levels in 2021, home sale activity has returned to more typical seasonal levels in Metro Vancouver this spring due, in large part, to rising interest rates.
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Friday, May 06, 2022
Home buyer demand in Metro Vancouver returned to more historically typical levels in April.
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Tuesday, May 03, 2022
Home buyer demand in Metro Vancouver* returned to more historically typical levels in April.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2022
While down from last year, home sale activity in Metro Vancouver remained elevated in March. (2:47 video)
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Monday, April 04, 2022
While down from last year’s record numbers, home sale activity in Metro Vancouver’s housing market remained elevated in March. (3 minute read)
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Thursday, March 31, 2022
Review 2021 year-end stats for the Lower Mainland's commercial real estate market. (2 minute read)
Statistics
Wednesday, March 09, 2022
Listings inch up, demand remains steady and price gains continue in
Metro Vancouver’s housing market in February. (2:25 video)
Market Trends
Thursday, March 03, 2022
Read our first quarter housing analysis and projection for the rest of 2022. (1 minute read)
Statistics
Wednesday, March 02, 2022
The Metro Vancouver housing market saw steady home sales activity, modest increases in home listings and continued upward trends in pricing in February. (4 minute read)
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Thursday, February 10, 2022
Low supply keeps upward pressure on home prices across Metro Vancouver. (2 minute video)
Urban Planning
Tuesday, February 08, 2022
There are many strata townhouses but very few fee-simple, individually owned row houses in Metro Vancouver. Why? And how can row homes help with affordability? (3 minute read)
Statistics
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Watch REBGV Economist Keith Stewart provide a summary of the December 2021 housing market statistics. (2 minute video)
Statistics
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
The increased activity in the Lower Mainland’s commercial real estate market in the first half of 2021 carried into the third quarter of the year. (2 minute read)
Statistics
Tuesday, November 02, 2021
Home sale activity in Metro Vancouver remained above historical averages while the overall supply of homes for sale dipped to levels not seen in three years. (2 minute read)