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Fourth Quarter Housing Forecast
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2019 Fourth Quarter Housing Forecast today. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province are forecast to decline 1.8 percent to about 77,100 units this year, after recording 78,505 residential sales in 2018. MLS® residential sales are forecast to increase 10.9 percent to ...
Continue ReadingBank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement
The Bank of Canada held its overnight rate at 1.75 percent October 30, 2019. In the statement accompanying the decision, the Bank noted that ongoing trade conflicts have weakened the global economic outlook, which is expected to drag Canadian economic growth below its potential in the second half of this ...
Continue ReadingMarket Momentum Continues into the Fall
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 6,938 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in September, an increase of 24 percent from the same month last year. The average MLS® residential price in the province was $697,943, an increase of 2.1 percent ...
Continue ReadingBC Housing Sector Urges Federal Parties to Act on Affordability Recommendations
Too many British Columbians struggle to find an affordable home to rent or own because of a lack of housing options. Nearly six in ten uncommitted Canadian voters cite access to affordable housing as a top election issue, according to an August 2019 Angus Reid survey. The next federal government has ...
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