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March, 2010 - November BCREA Sales stats for all BC regions |
Residential sales to the end of March 2010 these are sales stats for every Real Estate Board in BC ......Compare to some of the earlier stats. |
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November, 2009 - November BCREA Sales stats for all BC regions |
November 2009 sales stats for every Real Estate Board in BC ......Very good for showing trends in every corner of our province. |
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October 16, 2008 - Attainable Housing and Green Buildings: Budget 2009 |
This afternoon, the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) and the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of BC (CHBA BC) recommended the provincial government, in Budget 2009, restructure the Property Transfer Tax to improve housing affordability and make better use of the housing sector to help residents make greener building choices. |
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September 12, 2008 - Fewer Homes Being Added to the Market |
Vancouver, BC – September 12, 2008. British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports residential sales dollar volume on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in BC declined 49 per cent to $2.2 billion in August, compared to August 2007. Residential unit sales were down 47 per cent to 5,175 units during the same period. The average MLS® residential price in the province was $421,685, down 4.1 per cent from August 2007. |
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August 15, 2008. - Swollen Inventories Favour Homebuyers |
Vancouver, BC – August 15, 2008. British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports residential sales dollar volume on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in BC declined 38 per cent to $2.9 billion in July, compared to July 2007. Residential unit sales fell 37 per cent to 6,541 units during the same period. The average MLS® residential price in the province was $444,358, down 0.5 per cent from July 2007. |
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Aug 1, 2008 - VIREB reports July sales statistics |
NANAIMO, BC – Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) sales summary data released by the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) for July 2008, reports declines in unit sales volume with increases in the inventories of properties listed for sale. There were 444 sales of single family properties in the VIREB area through the MLS® in July 2008, up from the month before but down nearly 28 per cent from the 616 sales in July 2007. “If properties are priced correctly, they are selling. Unit sales in July 2008 were actually up in four of VIREB’s six zones from the previous month,” says VIREB President Subhadra Ghose...... |
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July 16, 2008 - Fewer Sales and Large Inventory Cool Housing Market |
British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports residential sales dollar volume on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in BC declined 34 per cent to $3.31 billion in June, compared to June 2007. Residential unit sales fell 36 per cent to 7,133 units during the same period. The average MLS® residential price in the province was $463,458, up 4 per cent from June 2007....... |
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June 2008 - Mortgage Rates Drop, But Look To Rise |
However, this recent decline likely marked a
low point for rates. BCREA expects heightened
concerns over future inflation risks into
2009 to result in higher interest rates in the third and
fourth quarters of this year. Despite an economy that
should remain weak in 2008, energy prices are expected
to remain high, feeding into total inflation and
higher interest rate expectations..... |
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July 3, 2008 - VIREB reports June sales statistics |
NANAIMO, BC – Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) sales summary data released by the Vancouver
Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) for June 2008, shows continuing declines in unit sales volume while
inventories of properties listed for sale continued to rise.
There were 438 sales of single family properties in the VIREB area through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in June 2008, down 43% from 626 sales in June 2007...... |
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June 16, 2008 - Rising Gas/Food Prices Sideline Homebuyers |
Vancouver, BC – British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports residential sales dollar volume on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in BC declined 27 per cent to $3.85 billion in May, compared to May 2007. Residential unit sales fell 31 per cent to 8,101 units during the same period. The average MLS® residential price in the province reached $475,656, up 6 per cent from May 2007. |
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