British Columbia Real Estate Association


Who We Are

The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) represents the 12 member boards in British Columbia and their approximately 18,000 REALTORS® on all provincial issues, providing an extensive communications network, applied practice courses and continuing professional education (cpe), economic research and analysis, standard forms and government relations.

To demonstrate the profession’s commitment to improving Quality of Life in BC communities, BCREA supports growth that encourages economic vitality, provides housing opportunities, respects the environment and builds communities with good schools and safe neighbourhoods.

REALTORS® helped their clients sell 68,923 homes on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) last year, a 33 per cent decline from 2007. Consumers invested a record $31.3 billion in residential real estate across BC in 2008, a drop of 31 per cent compared to 2007. The average MLS® residential price in 2008 was $454,599, up 3.5 per cent from 2007.

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Quality of Life

Green Tool Kit for REALTORS

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