{"id":11258,"date":"2018-12-31T10:10:38","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T18:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?p=11258"},"modified":"2018-12-19T09:29:03","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T17:29:03","slug":"bc-housing-market-reflects-for-potential-home-buyers-sellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2018\/12\/bc-housing-market-reflects-for-potential-home-buyers-sellers\/","title":{"rendered":"BC Housing Market Reflects for Potential Home Buyers &#038; Sellers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Potential home buyers and sellers lose out in BC\u2019s housing market in 2018, as federal and provincial rules contribute to a mild provincial housing recession, according to the latest Central 1 Credit Union (Central 1) forecast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Central 1\u2019s Deputy Chief Economist, Bryan Yu, said that a policy-induced mild housing recession that swept the province in 2018 was evidenced by a sharp decline in sales, eroding prices and a slowdown in new home construction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe federal government\u2019s \u2018stress tests\u2019 cut potential buyers\u2019 purchasing power, which in turn, has severely affected home sales,\u201d he explained. \u201cFurther dampening demand have been higher mortgage rates and various provincial policy measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cBC annual resale home transactions decline 17% this year and median resale prices dip 2% to $520,000,\u201d he added. \u201cGone are the days of rapid price escalation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Plummeting home sales found bottom mid-year and continue to trend at an annualized pace of about 77,000 units compared to more than 100,000 units in late 2017. More recent sales trends have held range-bound, while price levels are in decline in larger markets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yu said that metro BC has been hit the hardest. \u201cSales in BC\u2019s combined metro markets of Vancouver, Abbottsford-Mission, Kelowna and Victoria are down 40% compared to the end of 2017, led by the Lower Mainland markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This reflects higher price levels in these areas and downpayment constraints.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With no signs that the rules will be reversed, the report predicts rising but subdued sales over the forecast period and flat median home values Low sales reflect a disconnect between seller expectation and buyer ability to pay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Builders have taken stock of the rapid shift in this year\u2019s market conditions. Urban starts have dropped sharply, trending at about 31,000 annualized units since September compared to 40,000 units for the first eight of 2018.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe predict BC\u2019s housing starts will fall to about 32,000 units in both 2019 and 2020 following nearly 40,000 units this year and 43,500 units in 2017,\u201d Yu said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The downturn in housing starts will shallower than previous cycles. Steeper declines are typically associated with a broader economic recession rather than a policy-driven downturn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The report finds solace in BC\u2019s tight labour market\u2014observed in the lowest unemployment rate in Canada and high job vacancy rates\u2014wage gains and population growth that underpins consumer demand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In contrast, positive housing market outlooks are predicted on Vancouver Island and in Northern BC. Demand will remain strong in retiree-driven markets on the Island and prices will grow due to the LNG project and associated pipelines in Northern BC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rental market conditions are forecast to remain tight, placing strain on renters searching for accommodations. The average apartment vacancy rate holds firm at a low 1.3% through the forecast period as rental supply additions are easily absorbed by the market demand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apartment rent growth averages nearly 5% annually, constrained by lower allowable rent increases by the government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/receesion-bc-housing-market-report-december-2018\">BC Housing Market Slump Could Span 3 Years<\/a> by Daily Hive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Potential home buyers and sellers lose out in BC\u2019s housing market in 2018, as federal and provincial rules contribute to a mild provincial housing recession, according to the latest Central &hellip; [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2018\/12\/bc-housing-market-reflects-for-potential-home-buyers-sellers\/\">read more<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-updates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BC Housing Market Reflects for Potential Home Buyers &amp; 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