January 3, 2013 With December 2012 Stats Package Prices hold firm as home buyers and sellers conclude 2012 from the sidelines The Greater Vancouver housing market experienced below average home sale totals, typical home listing activity and modest declines in home prices in 2012. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (RE ...

December 4, 2012 Greater Vancouver residential property sale and listing activity below 10-year averages in November Over the past six months, the Greater Vancouver housing market has seen a reduction in the number of homes listed for sale, a gradual moderation in home prices and a decrease in property sales compared to histori ...

November 2, 2012 Housing market sees slight changes in October The Greater Vancouver housing market saw a slight increase in the number of home sales, a slight reduction in the number of listings, and a slight decrease in home prices in October compared to the summer months. With those changes, the sales-to-active-listings rati ...

October 2, 2012 Conditions continue to favour buyers in the Greater Vancouver housing market The summer of 2012 drew to a close in September with home sale activity well below historical averages in the Greater Vancouver housing market. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales ...

September 5, 2012 Home sellers continue to outnumber buyers in Greater Vancouver’s summer housing market Home sale activity remained below long-term averages in the Greater Vancouver housing market in August. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, attached and ap ...

August 2, 2012 Greater Vancouver housing market hits summer lull Residential property sales in Greater Vancouver remained at a 10-year low in July, while the number of properties being listed for sale continued to edge down and prices remained relatively stable. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that t ...

July 4, 2012Greater Vancouver housing market favoured buyers in JuneThe number of residential property sales hit a 10-year low in Greater Vancouver for June, while prices remained relatively stable.The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, attached and apartment properties reached 2,362 in June, a 27.6 per cent decline compared to ...

Federal Government Changes to Mortgage Lending For the fourth time in as many years, the Federal Government has announced action to restrict mortgage credit. The new measures include: The maximum amortization on a prime mortgage will be reduced from 30 to 25 years. Mortgage insurance will not be provided for properties valued over $1 million. Refinancing has been lower ...