the rennie advance - July 2020

At nearly 2,500 sales, this June marked the first month with a year-over-year increase in sales since pandemic restrictions came into place in mid-March. Inventory remained constrained and prices rose both month-over-month and year-over-year.

The latest rennie advance provides a summary of sales, listings, and pricing trends in the Greater Vancouver board area, compiled and released by our rennie intelligence team ahead of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Stats. 

Our rennie intelligence team comprises our in-house demographer, senior economist, and market analysts. Together, they empower individuals, organizations, and institutions with data-driven market insight and analysis. Experts in urban land economics, community planning, shifting demographics, and real estate trends, their strategic research supports a comprehensive advisory service offering and forms the basis of frequent reports and public presentations. Their thoughtful and objective approach truly embodies the core values of rennie. 

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April marked the third straight month of increasing home sales counts in the Vancouver Region, with buyers keeping up the pressure on supply. Indeed, continued demand combined with new listings lethargy means a material inventory expansion will likely be elusive in the months ahead.

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Personal Real Estate Corporation
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The uptick in home-buying activity that was seen in March continued through April, making it two consecutive months of more than 4,000 MLS sales in the Vancouver Region. And thanks in part to inventory only marginally growing in April, conditions once again favoured sellers, thereby continuing to p…

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Personal Real Estate Corporation
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In March, total MLS sales rose by 50% from February, which was a much larger jump than the typical 28% increase. Last month’s total of 4,022 sales, however, was 25% below the past 10-year March average. Inventory, on the other hand, only increased by 3% from the previous month and ended March 25% b…

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Personal Real Estate Corporation