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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 ...

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Market 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 ...

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BC 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 ...

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Mortgage Rate Outlook

HIGHLIGHTS Stress test limiting impact of falling mortgage rates Canadian economy: Strong second quarter, but will it last? Bank of Canada on hold for now Canadian mortgage rates continued to decline in the third quarter as rising trade tensions between the United States and China fed growing fears of a ...

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