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BCREA Housing Markets Heat Up with Strong Home Sales Continued


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September 16th, 2020

Vancouver, BC – September 14, 2020. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 10,172 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in August 2020, an increase of 42.8% from August 2019. The average MLS® residential price in BC was $771,309, a 12.7% increase from $684,093 recorded the previous year. Total sales dollar volume in August was $7.8 billion, a 61.1% increase over 2019.

“Very strong provincial home sales continued in August,” said BCREA Chief Economist Brendon Ogmundson. “While pent-up demand from the spring is driving much of the increase, we anticipate a sustained strong level of sales through the fall.”

Total provincial active listings are still down more than 10% year-over-year, with some markets even more under-supplied as the pandemic continues to keep listings low. As a result, prices are sharply rising around the province.

Year-to-date, BC residential sales dollar volume was up 15.8% to $40.4 billion, compared with the same period in 2019. Residential unit sales were up 4.9% to 53,336 units, while the average MLS® residential price was up 10.4% to $757,504.

Click here for the complete news release, including detailed statistics.

BC Housing Markets Heat Up as Summer Ends by Brendon Ogmundson | Chief Economist | BCREA

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