For the complete news release, including detailed statistics, follow this link: www.bcrea.bc.ca/news_room/2009-10.pdf.
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October Home Sales Highest in Six Years
Vancouver, BC – November 17, 2009. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province climbed 115 per cent to 8,624 units in October ...
Government listens to Real Estate Board on HST
The BC Government has announced that it will exclude new homes costing up to $525,000 from its proposed 12 per cent Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) scheduled to take effect July 1, 2010.
The government has also increased the rebate of the provincial portion of the HST paid on a new home to a maximum of $26,250.
This represents a 30 per cent ...
For a PDF version of this news release, including data table, follow this link:
www.bcrea.bc.ca/news_room/2009-11-13Forecast.pdf.
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Market Strength Extends Through 2010
BCREA Fall 2009 Housing Forecast
Vancouver, BC – November 13, 2009. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its Fall 2009 Housing Forecast today.
BC Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) re ...
VANCOUVER, B.C. – November 3, 2009 – Strong demand has led to a steady rise in Greater Vancouver home prices compared to last year.
Over the last 12 months, the MLSLink® Housing Price Index (HPI) benchmark price for all residential properties in Greater Vancouver increased 6.8 per cent to $553,702 from $518,668 in October 2008.
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A combination of more sales and fewer active listings will push average house prices higher in 2010, CMHC said yesterday.
"Home prices in most Lower Mainland centres are still below their previous peak," CMHC senior market analyst Robyn Adamac ...