SURREY, BC – On the heels of the busiest year in history for Fraser Valley real estate, January activity saw the beginnings of a market rebalancing. Overall property sales – still the third highest ever for January – cooled compared to December while the volume of new listings improved significantly. The Fraser Valley Real [...]
Today’s eMemo contains the following updates: Public Heath measures extended to February 16, 2022 Important reminders about conducting open houses Dear members, The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect our communities, with case counts on the rise. Even so, we know that the important and critical work of supporting clients with their real estate transactions [...]
Dear members, While many of us in B.C. will be gearing down for the holiday break, we know that for you, the important and critical work of supporting your clients on their real estate transactions will continue. If the month-over-month, and in many cases, year-over-year records being broken since last May are any indication, [...]
Dear members, With growing concern around the Omicron variant and the fluid nature of the most recent health and safety guidelines provided by the provincial Public Health Officers, we are reminded that the pandemic is far from behind us. All indications show that we will continue to be fighting COVID-19 well into 2022. As [...]
Sales in the Fraser Valley decreased in September while new listings increased. But, as Board President Larry Anderson, points out in September’s Eye on the Market… buyers can’t start cheering yet. Sales were still the second highest on record for the month and overall inventory at near all-time lows. To talk about the one property [...]
By Bryan Yu, Central 1 Chief Economist As Fraser Valley REALTORS® are aware, your region, along with Metro Vancouver as a whole, has experienced robust demand for housing for much of the past year. The drivers have been well established. A combination of sharp mortgage rate declines and a pandemic shift in household needs propelled [...]
Property sales in the Fraser Valley were solid in August – in fact, the second highest ever for the month – which is remarkable considering buyers didn’t have a lot to choose from. That’s the focus in this edition of Eye on the Market. Board President, Larry Anderson headed to one of the fastest growing [...]
By Baldev S. Gill, Chief Executive Officer Today’s eMemo contains the following updates: Vaccine FAQs To further assist and support you in your effort to guide, advise and protect your clients through the homebuying and selling process, CREA has put together a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for your use. Please note that [...]
By Baldev Gill, Chief Executive Officer Today’s eMemo contains the following updates: Provincial Vaccine Card Program details and requirements Dear members, Earlier this week, Premier John Horgan, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Provincial Health Minister Adrian Dix released additional details regarding the B.C. Vaccine Card Program, which was first introduced a few [...]
by Rock Lefebvre, Chief Operating Officer Today’s eMemo contains the following updates: Bill C-5 recognizes September 30 of every year as a federal statutory holiday called the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Clients of yours having a scheduled September 30th closing date on a real estate purchase or sale will most likely be required to change [...]
