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1.05-acre industrial land at West Abbotsford sold for $2,988,800
Western Investor · 19 Mar 2021 · Frank O'Brien
The Metro Vancouver Regional Industrial Lands Strategy Report, released June 2020, found the region, as of 2015, had only 28,000 acres of industrial land, but that 80 per cent of that had already been developed.
Fraser Valley housing boom up to 55% according to BCREA
Western Investor · 11 Nov 2020 · Frank O’Brien
The Valley housing boom, which continued into the fall, reflects a switch in housing demand that has seen people opting to move from central urban cores to suburban locations as more are working from home and others seek more housing space for less money.…
Toronto housing market shows no sign of slowing
Mortgage Broker News · 06 Oct 2020 · Ephraim Vecina
Other standouts in apartment price growth were Hamilton-Burlington (up 74% to $471,100), Guelph (up 73% to $379,000), and Victoria, British Columbia (up 65% to $504,900). In terms of single-family housing prices, Niagara Region once again had the highest five-…
Steve Nash Fitness World, Langley one of the fallen victim of the pandemic
The Province · 22 Aug 2020 · Chris Fournier
A fitness chain in British Columbia that carried the name of Steve Nash has fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic, and its bankruptcy has given the basketball star a victory he has wanted for years. SNFW Fitness B.C. Ltd., which operated about two dozen St…
Homebuyers pulling the trigger in the Fraser Valley and beyond
The Province · 05 Jul 2020
"June's numbers clearly indicate that the market is functioning in this challenging new environment and we're returning to more typical activity levels." — Chris Shields, president of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board
Fraser Valley home sales typical for January
Canadian Real Estate Wealth · 06 Feb 2020
Figures from Fraser Valley Real Estate Board show 974 sales were processed through the MLS last month, down almost 22% from December but up 24% from January 2019.
BCREA report forecasts increased sales, prices for 2020
Canadian Real Estate Wealth · 28 Jan 2020
In its first quarter forecast, the British Columbia Real Estate Association projects moderate growth for the provincial housing market in 2020. Led by returns to average levels of activity for Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, sales in BC are expected t…
Demand for Fraser Valley homes poised to swell
Canadian Real Estate Wealth · 17 Dec 2019
"The Fraser Valley housing market is currently witnessing a buyers' market due to the substantially higher inventory compared to the previous year and more buyers qualifying for the stress test as they become more adjusted to it
Residential sales across B.C. to rise 10.9% in 2020: BCREA
Western Investor · 06 Nov 2019
MLS residential sales across the province are predicted to increase 10.9 per cent to 85,500 units in 2020, which would take the annual total to just below the 10-year annual average for MLS sales of 85,800 units