SURREY, BC – Fraser Valley home sales climbed for the second straight month in October, a sign that some buyers may be responding to steadily easing prices. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board recorded 1,123 sales on its Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in October, a 17 per cent increase from September, but 16 per [...]
Building faster, smarter: new report calls for a prefabricated housing strategy to accelerate affordability in BC SURREY, BC – FVREB is calling for bold action to unlock the potential of prefabricated and modular housing as one of the key solutions to British Columbia’s housing crisis. Its new report, Building Faster, Smarter, outlines nine practical [...]
SURREY, BC – Home prices in the Fraser Valley continued their downward trend in September, marking the sixth straight month of declines, amid high inventory.The Benchmark price for a typical home in the Fraser Valley dropped one per cent in September to $926,300, down 5.4 per cent year-over-year. The continued softening of prices may be [...]
SURREY, BC – Fraser Valley home sales fell more than 20 per cent in August, but buyers who did get into the market were able to take advantage of favourable conditions including abundant choice, softer prices and more time to make decisions. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board recorded 931 sales on its Multiple [...]
SURREY, BC – Market conditions are ideal for Fraser Valley home buyers this summer, but the persistent gap between buyers’ and sellers’ price expectations continues to suppress sales.The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board recorded 1,190 sales on its Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in July, down half a per cent from June and down three per [...]
SURREY, BC – Economic uncertainty continued to be the main driver in buying decisions as home sales inthe Fraser Valley remain mostly unchanged, despite abundant inventory and lower prices. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board recorded 1,195 sales on its Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in June, up one per cent from May, but nine [...]
SURREY, BC – On the heels of a quiet April, Fraser Valley home sales saw a modest but encouraging uptick in May — a sign that buyer confidence may slowly be returning to the market. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board recorded 1,183 sales on its Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in May, up 13 [...]
SURREY, BC – Home buyers in the Fraser Valley are enjoying a selection of homes for sale not seen in more than a decade. The growing inventory of more than 10,000 active listings means, in many cases, that buyers have time, selection and price negotiation on their side. “There’s definitely a surge of activity [...]
SURREY, BC – March home sales in the Fraser Valley remained nearly 50 per cent below the 10-year average — making for the slowest start to the spring market in more than 15 years. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board recorded 1,036 sales in March, up 13 per cent from February, but still 26 [...]
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, [...]
