{"id":18204,"date":"2021-07-13T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?p=18204"},"modified":"2021-07-20T10:03:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T17:03:40","slug":"commercial-real-estate-market-sees-activity-pick-up-in-q1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2021\/07\/commercial-real-estate-market-sees-activity-pick-up-in-q1\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Real Estate Market Sees Activity Pick Up in Q1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The increased activity seen in the Lower Mainland\u2019s commercial real estate market in the latter half of 2020 carried into the first quarter (Q1) of 2021.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There were 576 commercial real estate sales in the Lower Mainland in Q1 2021, a 46.9% increase from the 392 sales in Q1 2020, according to data from Commercial Edge, a commercial real estate system operated by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The total dollar value of commercial real estate sales in the Lower Mainland was $2.655 billion in Q1 2021, a 10% increase from $2.413 billion in Q1 2020.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Activity in the commercial real estate market has followed a similar pattern to what we\u2019ve seen in the residential market throughout most of the pandemic,&#8221; Keith Stewart, REBGV economist said. &#8220;Commercial sales and dollar values have increased as REALTORS\u00ae and consumers have shown more confidence doing business within the COVID-19 safety guidelines that our public health professionals and WorkSafeBC have developed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q1 2021 activity by category<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Land : There were 110 commercial land sales in Q1 2021, which is a 0.9% decrease from the 111 land sales in Q1 2020. The dollar value of land sales was $684 million in Q1 2021, a 35% decrease from $1.053 billion in Q1 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Office and Retail : There were 229 office and retail sales in the Lower Mainland in Q1 2021, which is up 62.4% from the 141 sales in Q1 2020. The dollar value of office and retail sales was $820 million in Q1 2021, a 136.1% increase from $347 million in Q1 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Industrial : There were 196 industrial land sales in the Lower Mainland in Q1 2021, which is a 58.1% increase from the 124 sales in Q1 2020. The dollar value of industrial sales was $664 million in Q1 2021, a 78% increase from $373 million in Q1 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Multi-Family : There were 196 industrial land sales in the Lower Mainland in Q1 2021, which is a 58.1% increase from the 124 sales in Q1 2020. The dollar value of industrial sales was $664 million in Q1 2021, a 78% increase from $373 million in Q1 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/members.rebgv.org\/news\/Q1-2021-Commercial-Stats-Package.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to view the Q1 2021 Commercial Stats Package.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebgv.org\/media-room\/Media-archives\/lower-mainland_s-commercial-real-estate-market-sees-activity-pic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lower Mainland&#8217;s Commercial Real Estate Market Sees Activity Pick Up in The First Quarter of 2021<\/a> by REBGV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The increased activity seen in the Lower Mainland\u2019s commercial real estate market in the latter half of 2020 carried into the first quarter (Q1) of 2021. 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