“Attached home sales thrive as overall inventory remains scarce.” Each month the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board releases real estate statistics for communities throughout the Fraser Valley including North Delta, North Surrey, Surrey, Cloverdale, South Surrey & White Rock, Langley, [...]
Are you getting ready to list your home for sale but worried about the current state of your kitchen? Concerned that it could turn away potential buyers? Most buyers are looking for a clean, spacious, and functional kitchen and know [...]
“Fraser Valley enjoys healthy market in February” The most recent news release by the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board states that the Fraser Valley housing market returned to more normal levels in February. Sales and new listings are on-par with [...]
“First-time Home Buyer? Empower yourself. Buy Smart.” On March 1, 2017 the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association (GVHBA) will be hosting its 23rd Homebuyer Forum at the SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St. in Vancouver. In a time where [...]
“Healthy intake of new inventory, sales reaching above ten-year average.” New Fraser Valley Real Estate Listings in January 2017 compared to December 2016. (Infographic house image from Openclipart.org) It’s a very strong start to the new year with 2,178 new [...]
The Farmer’s Almanac prediction for a cold, snowy winter is proving to be true! We have definitely seen colder-than-normal temperatures with more precipitation (snow) than usual – as predicted. Were you prepared for each snowstorm that hit? In this article, [...]
Foreigners who have work permits and are resident in BC will soon be exempt from the foreign owner’s tax that was implemented in August of 2016. There were no details on the exemption that Christy Clark announced during a Lunar [...]
On January 10th, 2017, the BC Government announced it would be raising the BC home owner grant amount to $1.6 million, a 33% increase in the threshold. This is an increase of $400,000 over last year’s maximum allowable home owner [...]
The overall total MLS transactions, and the dollar volume sold in the 2016 Fraser Valley Real Estate market, both showed remarkable increases over 2015. Overall sales for 2016 increased by 13.6% to 23,974 transactions over the 21,095 sales in 2015. [...]