BC Homes Sales Set to Normalize in 2020 BCREA The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2019 Third Quarter Housing Forecast Update today. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province are forecast to decline 5 per cent to about 75,000 units this year, after recording 78,505 residential sales in 2018. MLS® […]
Metro Vancouver home sales up this summer Steve RandallREP Home sales in Metro Vancouver increased in double digits year-over-year in August. Total sales of 2,231 reported by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver was 12.7% below the July total but was 15.7% higher than in August 2018. Sales were 9.2% below the 10-year average […]
TREB releases latest home sales data Mortgage Broker News The Toronto Real Estate Board says home sales in the Greater Toronto Area in August were up 13.4 per cent compared with a year ago. The board say there were 7,711 home sales through its MLS system in August, up from 6,797 sales reported in August […]
Delinquent repairs could lead to high insurance deductibles Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: Our strata corporation is an older wood-frame condo. In the past three years we have experienced a number of water claims on our insurance. Two claims this year were failures of pipes, and last year leaks were owner caused as a result […]
Winston Terraces homes feature huge roof decks that will make for stylish outdoor living Kathleen FreimondThe Province As Langley continues to grow – according to Statistics Canada, the municipality’s population has increased by 12.6 per cent since 2011 – developers are responding to the demand for housing with a range of new multi-family homes. One […]
Housing rental hike pegged at maximum of 2.6% for 2020 in the province Tiffany CrawfordThe Province If you rent your home in B.C. you could be paying as much as 2.6 per cent more next year. That’s the most that landlords are allowed to hike rent in 2020 as set by the B.C. government Wednesday. […]
Sales were up in all types of housing in August, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Tiffany Crawford The Province Home sales in Metro Vancouver were slightly up this summer compared with last year, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. There were 2,231 residential properties sold in August, a […]
The first-time home buyer incentive falls short for Vancouver buyers Steve RandallCanadian Real Estate Wealth As Canadians enjoyed the Labour Day holiday, a new government scheme was officially launched that aims to help more people get on the housing ladder. But the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive may not be the panacea for potential new entrants […]
Pre-sale units fewer this year due to late or cancelled developments Ephraim VecinaMortgage Broker News Launches of pre-sales in the Greater Vancouver region have seen a drastic decline over the past year, as developers are reacting to sluggish absorption rates by deferring the release of new supply. Data from MLA Canada showed that the market […]
The government’s First-Time Home Buyer Incentive (FTHBI) comes into effect today Sarah Turnbull other The program, aimed at making it easier for young people to buy their first home by lowering new buyers’ monthly mortgage payments. According to the program, which was introduced by the Liberals in their 2019 budget, the federal government will absorb […]