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Canadian Housing Activity Perks Up in June

Posted on Jul 18, 2024


Activity in Canada’s housing market saw some early signs of renewed life in June 2024, following the Bank of Canada’s interest rate cut at the beginning of the month.

Home sales activity recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems climbed 3.7% between May and June 2024. 

“It wasn’t a ‘blow the doors off’ month by any means, but Canada’s housing numbers did pe...

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Market shifting in buyers’ favour, though hesitation remains 

Posted on Jul 08, 2024

Metro Vancouver home sales registered on the MLS® remained below seasonal and historical averages in June. With reduced competition among buyers, inventory has continued to accumulate to levels not seen since the spring of 2019.

The Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) reports that residential sales in the region totalled 2,418 in June 2024, a 19.1 per...

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Canadian Housing Activity Sees Another Quiet Month in May

Posted on Jun 20, 2024


Ottawa, ON June 17, 2024 – While May was another relatively uneventful month for many Canadian housing markets with national month-over-month home sales edging slightly lower and new listings moving only a little higher, the Bank of Canada’s recent rate drop will likely lead to increased activity moving forward.

Home sales activity recorded over Can...

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Metro Vancouver home sales down in May while inventory continues to increase

Posted on Jun 07, 2024


The number of transactions on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) declined in May compared to what is typical for this time of year in Metro Vancouver(1). This shift has allowed the inventory of homes available for sale to continue to accumulate with over 13,000 homes now actively listed on the MLS® in the region.

The Greater Vancouver REALTORS®...

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Bank of Canada Cuts Policy Rate for First Time Since March 2020

Posted on Jun 06, 2024



The Bank of Canada decided to reduce its target for the overnight lending rate from 5% to 4.75%. The move was widely expected by financial markets and marked the Bank’s first rate reduction since the onset of the pandemic four years ago, bringing rates down to where they stood exactly one year ago.

In a scheduled announcement on Wednesday, June 5, 2...

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Outdoor cinema returns to North Vancouver waterfront this summer

Posted on May 29, 2024


Why squander summer evenings indoors watching a movie when you can enjoy fine cinema while curling up under the stars on a balmy evening instead?

The Polygon’s annual outdoor movie theatre is returning for its third year, bringing crowd-pleasing movies to Cates Deck every Thursday from June 27 until late September.

Less family friendly and more film...

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