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Statistics Release - 2020-07

Posted by Ron Neal on Thursday, August 13th, 2020 at 9:17am.

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Strong Recovery Continues for BC Housing Markets

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Vancouver, BC – August 13, 2020. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 10,090 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in July 2020, an increase of 26.6 percent from July 2019. The average MLS® residential price in BC was $770,810, a 12.9 percent increase from $682,702 recorded the previous year. Total sales dollar volume in July was $7.8 billion, a 43 percent increase over 2019.

“The strong recovery in sales activity continued in July,” said BCREA Chief Economist Brendon Ogmundson. “Increased demand for more living space combined with an undersupplied market is producing significant upward pressure on home prices, particularly in the market for single-family homes.”

Active listings remain down significantly year-over-year, creating upward pressure on prices, though increased demand for single-family homes has somewhat skewed average prices in some markets.

Year-to-date, BC residential sales dollar volume was up 8.4 percent to $32.5 billion, compared with the same period in 2019. Residential unit sales were down 1.4 percent to 43,718 units, while the average MLS® residential price was up 10 percent to $754,842.

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For more information, please contact:  

Brendon Ogmundson
Chief Economist
604.742.2796
bogmundson@bcrea.bc.ca 
 

BCREA is the professional association for more than 23,000 REALTORS® in BC, focusing on provincial issues that impact real estate. Working with the province’s 11 real estate boards, BCREA provides continuing professional education, advocacy, economic research, and standard forms to help REALTORS® provide value for their clients.

To demonstrate the profession's commitment to improving Quality of Life in BC communities, BCREA supports policies that help ensure economic vitality, provide housing opportunities, preserve the environment, protect property owners and build better communities with good schools and safe neighbourhoods.

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