Market Insights Video
Monday, March 11, 2024
New listings rose 31 per cent year-over-year in February, bringing a significant number of properties to the market. (2:14 minute video)
Market Insights Video
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Conditions in January began shifting back in favour of sellers as the pace of newly listed properties didn't keep up with home sales. (2:33 minute video)
Taxes
Friday, January 26, 2024
Detailed information about BC's SVT and property exemptions. (4 minute read)
Market Insights Video
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Housing market ends 2023 with a balanced market, but totals mask surprising resilience despite highest borrowing costs in over a decade. (2:27 minute video)
Urban Planning
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
The BC government plans to create up to 10 standardized home designs inspired by the Vancouver Special. (2 minute read)
Market Insights Video
Monday, December 11, 2023
A steady increase in housing inventory offers home buyers among the largest selection to choose from since 2021. (2:19 minute video)
Market Insights Video
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Increase in newly listed properties providing more choice to home buyers, but sales remain below long-term averages.
Market Insights Video
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Due to an increase in the number of homes listed and higher mortgage rates, prices gains have slowed.
Urban Planning
Monday, September 25, 2023
The change aims to address the housing crisis and simplify zoning regulations. (2 minute read)
Taxes
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Read about the conditions required for paying capital gains, and what you need to do even if you don't have to pay. (2 minute read)
Market Insights Video
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Higher borrowing costs begin to affect the housing market, with price gains cooling and sales slowing along the typical seasonal pattern. (2:25 minute video)
Taxes
Friday, September 1, 2023
Property taxes in BC are due the first business day after July 1. If you buy a home at another time, you may have to pay a share of the year to avoid a penalty.
Taxes
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Affordable housing projects in Vancouver received grants worth over $8.7 million, partially from Vancouver’s EHT. (1 minute read)
Market Insights Video
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Home prices for all home types rose again as strong sales push up against low housing inventory. (2:22 minute video)
Market Insights Video
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
The benchmark price for all home types increases again this month as buyers vie for a limited number of homes for sale.
Market Insights Video
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Home prices showed modest increases in March, while new listings remained below long-term historical averages. (1 minute read, 2:24 video)
Market Insights Video
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Below average home sales allow inventory to inch upwards. (2:13 video)
Market Insights Video
Friday, February 10, 2023
Home sales decline below long-term averages and inventory remains low. (2:09 video)
Market Insights Video
Monday, January 9, 2023
Rising mortgage rates brought uncertainty and caution in 2022 to Metro Vancouver housing markets. (2:28 minute video)
Market Insights Video
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
While typically a quiet month of market activity, November home sale and listing totals lagged below long-term averages.
Market Insights Video
Monday, November 7, 2022
Home sale activity continued to trend well below historical averages in October. (2:21 video)
Market Insights Video
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Metro Vancouver saw more home sellers and fewer buyers in September. (Video 2:20 minutes)
Home Selling
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
You can now find historical home sale prices on REALTOR.ca for homes actively listed for sale. (2 minute read)
Market Insights Video
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Metro Vancouver’s housing market is experiencing a quieter summer season marked by reduced sale and listing activity. (2:16 minute video)
Market Insights Video
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
REBGV Chair Daniel John discusses how the marketplace is changing with increasing interest rates and housing supply.
Urban Planning
Thursday, June 30, 2022
The approved Broadway plan will include a significant number of new homes, increase tenant protection, new space for more jobs, and more. (3 minute read)
Market Insights Video
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
After reaching record-setting levels in 2021, home sale activity has returned to more typical seasonal levels in Metro Vancouver this spring.
Taxes
Friday, February 18, 2022
Owners of strata property in buildings with rental restrictions are no longer exempt from the BC Speculation and Vacancy Tax. (1 minute read)
Urban Planning
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
There are many strata townhomes but very few fee-simple, individually owned row homes in Metro Vancouver. Why? And how can row homes help with affordability? (3 minute read)
Urban Planning
Monday, February 14, 2022
The City of Vancouver is starting a pilot program to streamline densification on single-family lots. (3 minute read)
Market Insights Video
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Low supply keeps upward pressure on home prices across Metro Vancouver.
Market Insights Video
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Metro Vancouver home sales set a record in 2021.
Market Insights Video
Friday, December 10, 2021
Home sales activity remains up, listings down across Metro Vancouver’s housing market.
Market Insights Video
Thursday, September 9, 2021
While home buyers have remained active in Metro Vancouver throughout the summer, the supply of homes for sale has declined steadily since June.
Market Insights Video
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Metro Vancouver’s housing market saw steady sales, reduced listings, and virtually unchanged home prices in July.
Urban Planning
Thursday, July 29, 2021
Property owners in the Agricultural Land Reserve who meet certain conditions will be able to build a second permanent dwelling as of December 31, 2021.
Market Insights Video
Friday, February 5, 2021
Home buyer demand remains elevated across Metro Vancouver.
Market Insights Video
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Metro Vancouver housing market shows resilience in 2020.
Working with a REALTOR®
Monday, December 28, 2020
The Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®), owned and operated by REALTORS®, is the most powerful real estate marketing system in the country.
Market Insights Video
Monday, December 14, 2020
Housing demand in Metro Vancouver continues to outpace historical averages with November sales eclipsing 3,000 for the first time since 2015.
Market Insights Video
Monday, November 9, 2020
Home sale and new listing activity remained at near record levels across Metro Vancouver in October.
Urban Planning
Friday, October 16, 2020
Here are solutions offered by the three main parties as well as the BC Conservative Party which makes substantive housing related recommendations.
Market Insights Video
Friday, October 9, 2020
Metro Vancouver home sales and listings surge in September.
Urban Planning
Thursday, October 8, 2020
If you have a household income under $120,000 and want to buy a home in Vancouver, a new proposal from the city – had it passed – might’ve interested you.
Urban Planning
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Green homes are the future. By 2032 all new homes in BC will have to be up to 80 per cent more energy efficient than today.
Urban Planning
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Urban Development Institute (UDI) CEO Anne McMullin discusses the trends affecting housing supply and affordability in Metro Vancouver.
Market Insights Video
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Home sale and listing activity continues to increase in August.
Market Insights Video
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Metro Vancouver housing market sees steady summer activity.
Market Insights Video
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Metro Vancouver’s housing market saw steady home buyer demand to begin March and a levelling off of activity as the month went on as concerns about COVID-19 intensified.
Market Insights Video
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
February saw steady home buyer demand and reduced home seller supply across Metro Vancouver.
Market Insights Video
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Home buyer demand increased in January compared to this time last year while the supply of homes listed declined below historical averages in Metro Vancouver.
Market Insights Video
Friday, January 10, 2020
The Metro Vancouver housing market experienced below average sales activity and moderate price declines in 2019.
Market Insights Video
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
After a quieter first half of 2019, home buyer activity has returned to more historically typical levels in Metro Vancouver.
Market Insights Video
Thursday, October 12, 2017
REBGV President Jill Oudil provides a summary of the October 2017 housing market statistics.