BC Home Sales to Rise in 2013: BCREA 2012 Third Quarter Housing Forecast Update

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Vancouver, BC – August 30, 2012. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2012 Third Quarter Housing Forecast Update today.

MLS Residential Sales BC August 2012BC Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales are forecast to edge down 4 per cent to 73,400 units this year, before increasing 7.5 per cent to 78,900 units in 2013. Since 2009, MLS® residential sales in BC have ranged between 74,000 to 78,000 units. A record 106,300 MLS® residential sales were recorded in 2005.

“Despite more robust consumer demand in the Interior, fewer home sales in Vancouver will pull the BC total lower this year,” said Cameron Muir, BCREA Chief Economist. “However, a notable growth trend in full-time employment combined with persistently low mortgage interest rates is expected to boost housing demand around the province in 2013.”