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Statistics Package – January 2022 – Fraser Valley Real Estate Board

February 2, 2022

For access to the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board’s Monthly Statistics Package for January 2022, follow this link. Contact Ben Gauer for more information. ...

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Glimmer of hope for Fraser Valley home buyers as new listings surge in January

  SURREY, BC – On the heels of the busiest year in history for Fraser Valley real estate, January activity saw the beginnings of a market rebalancing. Overall property sales — still the third highest ever for January — cooled compared to December while the volume of new listings improved significantly. The ...

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The Housing Inequality Tax Deception

January 7, 2022

1% per year really means well over 50% over your lifetime of home ownership. The remarks below are my thoughts regarding the article by Amy Smart in the January 7, 2021 Vancouver Sun quoting Paul Kershaw and his report on “housing affordability” proposing an Inequality Tax. Our current federal government ...

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Fraser Valley real estate market sees busiest year in 100-year history

January 6, 2022

SURREY, BC – Fueled by the consumer response to the COVID‐19 pandemic along with historically low interest rates, total property sales in the Fraser Valley in 2021 shattered the previous annual record last set in 2016. The FVREB processed 27,692 sales its Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in 2021, an increase of ...

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