{"id":15225,"date":"2020-03-13T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T17:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?p=15225"},"modified":"2020-03-12T14:13:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T21:13:28","slug":"bcrea-value-of-home-sales-jumps-41-y-y","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2020\/03\/bcrea-value-of-home-sales-jumps-41-y-y\/","title":{"rendered":"BCREA Value of Home Sales Jumps 41% Y\/Y"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vancouver, BC &#8211; March 12, 2020. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 5,741 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service\u00ae (MLS\u00ae) in February 2020, an increase of 26.3% from February 2019. The average MLS\u00ae residential price in BC was $758,863, a 12% increase from $677,681 recorded the previous year. Total sales dollar volume in February was $4.4 billion, a 41.4% increase over 2019.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=15226\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15226\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-15226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BCREA-288x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BCREA-288x216.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BCREA.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Housing markets in BC continued to trend near long-term average levels in February,&#8221; said BCREA Chief Economist Brendon Ogmundson. &#8220;Recent declines in mortgage rates and favourable changes to mortgage qualifying rules may provide a boost to home sales heading into the spring, although there is significant economic uncertainty lingering over the outlook.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Total MLS\u00ae residential active listings fell 8.4% to 28,303 units compared to the same month last year. The ratio of sales to active residential listings increased 20.3% from 14.7% last February.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Year-to-date, BC residential sales dollar volume was up 38.4% to $7.6 billion, compared with the same period in 2019. Residential unit sales increased 24.8% to 10,135 units, while the average MLS\u00ae residential price was up 10.9% to $745,501.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=15227\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15227\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-15227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BIV-blog-168x288.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BIV-blog-168x288.png 168w, https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BIV-blog.png 441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcrea.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020-02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a> for the complete news release, including detailed statistics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">BC Home Sales Trend Higher in February by Brendon Ogmundson | BCREA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vancouver, BC &#8211; March 12, 2020. 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