January 2025

New listings at 10-year high in 2024, but affordability still the elephant in the room in Fraser Valley

Posted on Jan 06, 2025

For Immediate Release: January 6, 2025

SURREY, BC – 
Bank of Canada interest rate cuts that began mid-year were not enough to ease the affordability crisis for many home buyers in the Fraser Valley in 2024, leading to a decline in annual sales.

The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board reported new listings of 35,698 for the year ended December 31, 2024, a 1...

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Home sales register a strong finish to cap off 2024

Posted on Jan 04, 2025

VANCOUVER, BC 

 January 3, 2025 

 

Home sales registered on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in Metro Vancouver1 rose over thirty per cent in December, compared to the previous year, signalling strengthening demand-side momentum to close out 2024.
The Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR)2 reports that residential sales in the region
totalled 26,561 in 2024...

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