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Friday, October 29, 2021
The increased activity seen in the Lower Mainland’s commercial real estate market in the beginning of 2021 carried into the second quarter.
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff King as the organization’s next CEO.
Monday, October 4, 2021
Home sale activity remains elevated across Metro Vancouver’s housing market while the pace of homes being listed for sale continues to follow long-term averages.
Thursday, September 2, 2021
While home buyers have remained active in Metro Vancouver throughout the summer, the supply of homes for sale has declined steadily since June.
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Metro Vancouver’s housing market saw more moderate sales, listings and pricing trends in July compared to the heightened activity experienced throughout much of the pandemic.
Monday, July 19, 2021
The increased activity seen in the Lower Mainland’s commercial real estate market in the latter half of 2020 carried into the first quarter of 2021.
Monday, July 5, 2021
While still elevated across the region, home sale and listing activity in Metro Vancouver has eased back from the record-setting pace seen in March and April of this year.
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver recognised REALTOR® Michelle Porter with the REALTORS Care® Award for her volunteer work with charities in Metro Vancouver.
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
The Metro Vancouver housing market saw steady home sale and listing activity in May, a shift back from the record-breaking activity seen in the earlier spring months.
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Home sellers have become increasingly active in Metro Vancouver’s housing market this spring in response to heightened demand and rising home values.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Economist Keith Stewart will help REBGV provide more extensive insight and analysis into the latest housing market trends.
Monday, April 19, 2021
Sales activity in the Lower Mainland’s commercial real estate market slowed in the first half of 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold and rebounded in the second half of the year.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Multiple offers have become more common and home buyers have less time to make decisions as a result.
Friday, April 2, 2021
Home buyer and seller activity reached unprecedented levels across Metro Vancouver in March.
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Metro Vancouver REALTOR® Taylor Biggar begins his one-year term as Chair of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver's Board of Directors.
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Competition amongst home buyers is putting upward pressure on home prices across Metro Vancouver’s housing market.
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
In the first month of 2021, Metro Vancouver’s housing market continued the pattern set at the end of last year with home sale activity outpacing the supply of homes listed for sale.
Friday, January 22, 2021
In a period where the pandemic constrained economic activity and caused businesses to limit in-person operations, the Lower Mainland’s commercial real estate market saw overall declines in demand.
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Strong December activity brought Metro Vancouver’s 2020 home sales total in line with the region’s long-term annual average.
Friday, December 4, 2020
The revamped format for this year’s REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive raised $50,000 for local housing-related charities.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Housing demand in Metro Vancouver continues to outpace historical averages with November sales eclipsing 3,000 for the first time since 2015.
Monday, November 23, 2020
The REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive has shifted to an online fundraiser this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Home sale and new listing activity remained at near record levels across Metro Vancouver in October.
Friday, October 2, 2020
Home sale and new listing activity reached record levels in Metro Vancouver* in September.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
As the COVID 19 pandemic intensified in the second quarter of 2020, the Lower Mainland’s commercial real estate market experienced fewer sales while dollar values fluctuated.
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Home buyers and sellers remained active across Metro Vancouver in August, with home sale and new listing activity outpacing the region’s historical averages.
Monday, August 31, 2020
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver honoured REALTOR® Rosemary Barnes with the Professional Excellence Award on August 27.
Friday, August 28, 2020
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver honoured REALTOR® Debi Pearce with a REALTORS Care® Award this week for her decision to help the son of a client by donating a kidney.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Home buyer and seller activity in Metro Vancouver exceeded historical levels in July.
Friday, July 3, 2020
Home buyers and sellers have gradually become more active in each month of the COVID-19 pandemic. In June, home sale and listing activity in Metro Vancouver returned to more historically typical levels.
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Commercial real estate activity increased across most property types in the Lower Mainland in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same time last year.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Metro Vancouver home prices have remained steady since provincial health officials implemented physical distancing requirements in March.
Friday, May 8, 2020
Metro Vancouver REALTOR® Colette Gerber begins her one-year term today as Chair of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver’s Board of Directors.
Monday, May 4, 2020
While Metro Vancouver home sale and listing activity remains limited by COVID-19, REALTORS® are fast adopting new tools and practices to help advise, inform and serve their clients in a responsible way.
Thursday, April 2, 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 and concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak intensified.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Sales and dollar value activity in the Lower Mainland’s commercial real estate market declined in 2019 compared to long-term historical averages.
Thursday, March 19, 2020
With concerns about the spread of COVID-19, REBGV is strongly recommending its approximately 14,000 REALTOR® members refrain from holding Open Houses.
Monday, March 2, 2020
February saw steady home buyer demand and reduced home seller supply across Metro Vancouver.
Monday, February 3, 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.
Thursday, January 2, 2020
The Metro Vancouver housing market experienced below average sales activity and moderate price declines in 2019.
Thursday, December 19, 2019
More than 40,000 Lower Mainland residents have received blankets and warm clothing this month thanks to donations collected during the 25th annual REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive.
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Sales activity in the Lower Mainland’s commercial real estate market continued to decline in the third quarter (Q3) of 2019 compared to recent years.
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
After a quieter first half of 2019, home buyer activity has returned to more historically typical levels in Metro Vancouver.
Friday, November 15, 2019
The 25th annual REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive begins this Monday, November 18 and we need your donations.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
The 25th annual REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive launches on November 18. The program is the largest and longest running blanket drive in the Lower Mainland.
Monday, November 4, 2019
The Metro Vancouver housing market is experiencing a fall pickup in home sale activity.
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Too many British Columbians struggle to find an affordable home to rent or own because of a lack of housing options. Nearly six in ten uncommitted Canadian voters cite access to affordable housing as a top election issue, according to an August 2019 Angus Reid survey.
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Home buyer demand has returned to more historically typical levels in Metro Vancouver* over the last three months.
Friday, September 13, 2019
Sales activity in the Lower Mainland’s commercial real estate market declined in the second quarter (Q2) of 2019 compared to the more active market experienced in the region last year.
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
REALTOR® associations from Canada’s largest real estate markets are calling on all levels of government to take meaningful action to make home ownership more accessible to people across the country.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Home buyer activity increased to more typical levels in Metro Vancouver throughout the summer months.
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Home buyer demand picked up across Metro Vancouver* last month, making July, a traditionally quieter month in real estate, the second highest selling month this year.
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Metro Vancouver’s housing market saw historically low demand in June, allowing listings to accumulate and prices to decline.
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Commercial real estate sales in the Lower Mainland declined in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the active market experienced across the region last year.
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Monthly Metro Vancouver home sales eclipsed 2,000 for the first time this year in May, although home buyer demand remains below historical averages.
Thursday, May 9, 2019
The BC government released reports today on the findings of two examinations into potential money laundering activities in the real estate market.
Real Estate of Board of Greater Vancouver President Ashley Smith issued the following statement on the findings of these investigations.
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Decreased demand continues to allow the supply of homes for sale to accumulate across the Metro Vancouver* housing market.
Monday, April 15, 2019
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver and the BC Real Estate Association partnered with the Appraisal Institute of Canada – BC Association, BC Notaries Association, and the Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association – British Columbia to submit joint recommendations to the provincial and federal governments on April 15, 2019 on how to strengthen anti-money laundering measures in our province.
Monday, April 8, 2019
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) awarded REALTOR® and business owner Josh Bath the Professional Excellence Award on April 5.
Monday, April 8, 2019
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) awarded REALTOR® Jody Squires the 2018 REALTORS Care® award for his tireless fundraising and charitable efforts.
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Metro Vancouver home sales dipped to the lowest levels seen in March in more than three decades.
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
The commercial real estate market in the Lower Mainland saw fewer sales and lower dollar volumes in 2018 compared to recent years.
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) has created a new home listing website on its Realtylink.org platform. The new site provides a more modern online experience with enhanced search and filtering capabilities. Visitors can create a profile, save their searches and favourite listings.
Thursday, March 14, 2019
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) would like to introduce REALTOR® Ashley Smith as its 2019/2020 president.
Monday, March 4, 2019
The Metro Vancouver* housing market saw increased supply from home sellers and below average demand from home buyers in February.
Monday, February 4, 2019
Home listings continue to increase across all housing categories in the Metro Vancouver housing market while home buyer activity remains below historical averages.