Of Constrained Supply and Growing Populations - February 2022
Feb 22, 2022
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The rennie podcast is about the real estate market and the people connected by it. Tune in for monthly discussions making sense of the latest market data and to hear from an array of industry experts helping us answer big real estate questions about demographics, economics, urban planning, and design. Episode #33: Of Constrained Supply and Growing Populations - February 2022In this episode, we join Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, Ryan Wyse, Senior Analyst, along with rennie advisor, Dal Milin, to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in January 2022:
- 2021’s market dynamics spilled into January
- Affordable detached homes are becoming increasingly scarce
- Population growth in BC and Metro Vancouver remains strong
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