Where is the real estate market going in Q2 and Q3 of 2021 and beyond? Well not to infinity, but in the short term most predictions are of continued growth through 2021 and slowing through 2022.
The mid-March Canadian Real Estate Association quarterly forecast predicts national home sales to “fall by 12.6% [...] in 2022. This easing trend is expect...
After a sharp increase in Average Sale Price from June through November 2020 (+39.2 per cent), the curve flattened and declined slightly (-1.5 per cent) December through February. Year-over-year the Average Sale Price was up by +35.8 per cent over February 2020—the largest increase recorded across the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, includ...
"After an unprecedented and often surprising performance in 2020, the provincial housing market is set up for a very strong year in 2021,” said Brendon Ogmundson, BCREA Chief Economist. “A strong economic recovery and record-low mortgage rates will continue to drive strong demand this year.
On the supply side, new listings activity recovered through...
British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) predicts low mortgage rates to remain low until 2023.
Very low inventory levels in all categories have created upward pressure on home prices and low inventory levels have reduced competition in the market, resulting in a strong seller's market entering into 2021.
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 93,953 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in 2020, an increase of 21.5 per cent from the 77,350 units sold in 2019. The annual average MLS® residential pric...
2020 Year-end report – Benchmark price at new high
The YoY* MLS® Home Price Index (benchmark price) for Bowen Island passed $1.0 million in November, 2020, and ended the year at $1.025 million. Without exception, 2019 was a year of decline across all indicators: The benchmark price reached an all-time high in March, 2019, and then lost 5 per cent of...