Buyers continued to feel the pinch of higher and still-rising interest rates in July, with sales dipping for a second consecutive month after four months of increases. With sales down and new listings up, inventory continued to expand at a time of year that’s usually characterized by housing supply…

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…

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…