Rising sales and price gains signal stability in Fraser Valley housing market: FVREB
FRASER VALLEY – For the first time in over 12 months, the Fraser Valley real estate market recorded a surprising year-over-year increase, as home sales rose month over month amid signs of renewed activity.
The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board says it recorded 1,118 home sales on its Multiple Listing Service in April, an 11 per cent uptick from March and a stellar seven per cent hike from a year ago.
The board says sellers continued to enter the spring market, with new listings rising six per cent from March to 3,549 — still above seasonal norms, but lower than this time last year.
“Market activity is picking up as we move through the spring, but overall conditions remain firmly in buyers’ favour,” said Ishaq Ismail, chair of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. “With inventory at healthy levels and housing affordability improving, buyers continue to have the advantage, although confidence remains tempered by ongoing economic uncertainty and persistent market headwinds.”
