Policy-Induced Housing Slowdown Continues into 2019.
Vancouver, BC – February 15, 2019.
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 3,546 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in January, a decline of 33.2 per cent from the same month last year.
The average MLS® residential price in the province was $665,590, a decline of 7.7 per cent from January 2018.
Total sales dollar volume was $2.36 billion, a 38.4 per cent decline from the same month last year. “BC households continue to grapple with the policyinduced affordability shock created last year by the federal government,” said Cameron Muir, BCREA Chief Economist. “The resulting pullback in consumer demand is largely responsible for January’s lacklustre performance.”
Total MLS® residential active listings increased 41.2 per cent to 29,522 units compared to the same month last year.
The ratio of sales to active residential listings declined from 25.4 per cent to 12 per cent over the same period. “Many BC regions are now exhibiting buyer’s market conditions,” added Muir. “However, BC Northern, the Kootenay, Okanagan Mainline and the Vancouver Island markets continue to reflect balance between supply and demand.”
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