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Fraser Valley real estate market weakens as sales and prices continue to edge downward

Property sales and new listings in the Fraser Valley fell again in October as consumers continued to put home buying and selling decisions on hold in the face of elevated interest rates. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board recorded 970 transactions on its Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in October, a ...

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Fraser Valley market balanced, as demand softens and prices edge lower

Continued slowing sales and a healthy rise in new listings in September has brought the Fraser Valley housing market into balance. Three months of declining sales has seen Benchmark prices dip for a second straight month. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board recorded 1,100 sales on its Multiple Listing Service® ...

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Fraser Valley real estate sales dip in August; prices hold steady

A combination of seasonal trends and cautious anticipation of the next rate announcement saw the Fraser Valley real estate market slow in August as sales fell slightly for the second month, after reaching a 15-month high in June. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board recorded 1,273 sales on its Multiple ...

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Low supply continues to impact home pricing in the Fraser Valley: Sales increasing despite rate hikes

SURREY, BC – The Fraser Valley real estate market saw strong sales activity in June with levels on par with the 10-year average for the month, amid on-going challenges with supply. In June, the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) processed 1,935 sales on its Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®), an ...

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Delayed spring activity boosts supply of property listings in the Fraser Valley

SURREY, BC — The Fraser Valley real estate market saw an injection of supply in May as new listings surged by more than 40 per cent over April. At 3,533, new listings were just below May 2022 levels (3,631) but slightly higher (2.7 per cent) than the ten-year average for ...

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Spring sales hold steady in Fraser Valley real estate market

SURREY, BC — Despite persistent inventory shortfalls, housing sales in the Fraser Valley remained steady in April as buyers took advantage of the continued pause in interest rate hikes. In April, the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) processed 1,554 sales on its Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®), virtually unchanged compared ...

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Momentum continues to build in the Fraser Valley real estate market

SURREY, BC — March 2023 saw the second consecutive month of growth in sales in the Fraser Valley, and although still below seasonal norms, the trend is an encouraging sign that the region continues to head towards increased market stability. At 1,550, property sales posted on the FVREB’s Multiple Listings ...

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Signs of stability in Fraser Valley create opportunities for home buyers and sellers

SURREY, BC — House prices in the Fraser Valley posted a slight but positive bump in February after nearly a year of month-over-month decreases. Similarly, sales, though still trending lower than normal, also recorded their first monthly gain since October. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) processed 898 sales ...

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Fraser Valley real estate sales record slowest annual start in ten years; January new listings lowest in over thirty years

SURREY, BC — The downward trend in Fraser Valley real estate sales continued in January as further interest rate hikes kept buyers sidelined. With 626 transactions processed on the MLS®, sales were off by 12.6 per cent compared to last month and down by 52.2 per cent compared to this ...

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Fraser Valley real estate market 2022 — highs, lows, and a return to balance

SURREY, BC — In a year that saw prices peak early on, feeding off the momentum of record-breaking sales in 2021, the Fraser Valley real estate market came back down to earth by the close of 2022, due largely to interest rate increases designed to stave off inflation. The Fraser ...

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