Market Conditions Beginning to Improve
Vancouver, BC – October 13, 2010. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province declined 36 per cent to 5,511 units in September compared to the same month last year. On a seasonally adjusted basis, MLS® residential unit sales in the province increased 2 per cent in September from August 2010. The average MLS® residential price climbed 4 per cent to $493,846 in September compared to the same month last year. “BC home sales increased for the second consecutive month in September,” said Cameron...
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Read MoreHome sales edge up in August
- Seasonally adjusted national home sales activity via the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems of Canadian real estate Boards in August rose 4.1 per cent from the previous month. This marks the first monthly increase since March 2010.
Canada's Resale housing forecast- REVISED!
OTTAWA – July 30, 2010 – The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) revised its forecast downward for home sales activity via the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems of Canadian real estate Boards and Associations, and elevated its average price forecast. Weaker than anticipated sales activity during the crucial spring home buying season in Canada’s four most active provincial markets prompted the revision. The decline is consistent with the exhaustion of pent-up demand from deferred purchases during the economic recession, and sales having been pulled forward into early 2010...
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Here is part one of the two part HST questions and answers session. This portion deals with a general overview of what the HST is. The information was updated in June of 2010, and has been supplied to the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board. I hope it helps make some sense of it all! Question 1 – What is the HST? Answer The Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) is the harmonized value-added tax that will replace the federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Provincial Sales Taxes (PSTs) in Ontario and British Columbia (BC) on July 1, 2010. The HST will apply at a rate of 13% in Ontario and...
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