Get to Know the New BCREA Public Website
BCREA is excited to announce the launch of its redesigned public website and BCREA Access platforms! This redesign aims to enhance your experience and provide more targeted content for you as a consumer!
Introducing the Brand New BCREA Access
BCREA is excited to announce the launch of its redesigned public website and BCREA Access platforms. This redesign aims to enhance your experience and provide more targeted content for consumers and REALTORS® like you! Through improved segmentation, we can cater specifically to the needs of the public on our public website and our valued REALTOR® …
Updated BCREA Course Dives Into How to Order, Read, and Understand Title
In BCREA’s newly titled Essentials of Title Search: How to Order, Read, and Understand Title instructor-led course, formerly known as Electronic Title Search, learners will learn how to read and understand title searches and explore revised title search fees within myLTSA, updated yearly by BC Land Title & Survey. Essentials of Title Search: How to …
BCREA 2024 Second Quarter Housing Forecast: Slow Start, Strong Finish: BC Housing Market Expected to Rebound
To view the full interactive BCREA Housing Forecast, click here. To download the PDF, click here. Vancouver, BC – April 25, 2024. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2024 Second Quarter Housing Forecast today. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are forecast to increase 7.8 per cent to 78,130 units …
A Practical Approach to Reducing (Unhelpful) Stress
By guest contributor Josh Froc from Work to Wellness If trying to work harder or working less hasn’t landed you the stress-reducing effects you hoped for, this article is for you. For almost everyone, being stressed doesn’t feel good, and we want less stress – but as wonderful as it is, the world of real estate …
Building Hope: Canada’s Housing Plan in Budget 2024
The April 16, 2024, unveiling of Canada’s federal Budget 2024 has brought forth a myriad of promises and plans, chief among them being the ambitious Housing Plan. In a country where attainable housing has become an increasingly pressing issue, the federal government’s recent commitment to address this challenge has garnered both praise and scrutiny. Canada’s …
Housing Market Update – April 2024
Watch BCREA Economist Brendon Ogmundson discuss the March 2024 statistics. [iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/VfScdI_1k0k” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen style=”position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;”][/iframe] Click here for the Housing Market Update charts. Click here to visit BCREA's YouTube channel. Read the news release here. For more information, please contact: Brendon Ogmundson Chief Economist Direct: 604.742.2796 Mobile: 604.505.6793 Email: [email protected] To subscribe to receive …
Pent-up Demand Continues to Build as Sales Remain Slow
For the complete news release, including detailed statistics, click here. Vancouver, BC – April 15, 2024. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 6,460 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) systems in March 2024, a decline of 9.5 per cent from March 2023. The average MLS® residential …
Everything You Wanted to Know About Short-Term Rental Changes #571
In an effort to increase the supply of long-term residential housing, the BC Government has introduced the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act) which will have substantive effects on many individual homeowners. In brief, the legislative changes include: These rules exclude hotels, motels, strata hotels, timeshares, fishing lodges, First Nations reserve lands, and modern treaty lands (unless …
BCREA Public Website and BCREA Access Get a New Look
At BCREA, by working in collaboration with the province’s real estate boards, our mission is to empower BC REALTORS® by providing the resources and support they need to excel in their profession. With this commitment in mind, we are thrilled to announce the upcoming redesign of BCREA’s public website and BCREA Access on Tuesday, April …
