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Here are the latest numbers for Vancouver real estate. We are still in a Balanced Market but the momentum is moving towards seller's favor. As of today, the Sales-To-Active-Listing ratio is...
FROM JOSEPH QT pain is felt around the world, and many asset classes are down for the count. Some Wall Street indices are down ~20 - 30% compared to the beginning of the year. In crypto land, things aren't looking better. The leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin is down 60% since January and Ethereum, the second most popular, is down 65%.
Just as the market is feeling more confident, here comes another rate hike. Bank of Canada is poised to raise the interest rate for the fifth time this year. As you are reading this report, the policy rate should already be out. Check it out here.
How will this affect the real estate market? Well, we've already seen it many times this ye...
Yes, we'll talk about the elephant in the room. Interest rate. Last month, Metro Vancouver's real estate market reacted to the interest rate hikes by pumping out less transactions. We were actually at a whopping 23% drop below the 10-year June average. The month ended with only 2,444 homes changing hands on the MLS.
The talk of the town has been... Yes, you guessed it, interest rate!
BoC is doing whatever it can to steer our economy away from runaway inflation. And rightfully so, as double digit inflation is no joke (the current CPI growth is 6.8%). With that said, quantitative tightening (QT) policies are only hel...