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Navigating Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley's Shifting Presale Housing Landscape

August 01, 2025

The presale market across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley may appear quiet on the surface, but for savvy investors and future homeowners, now could be an ideal time to buy. On July 30, the Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.75%, for the third consecutive time, offering

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The Okanagan Real Estate Market: A Bright Future on the Horizon

2 years

What 2022 Brought Forth in the Central Okanagan Real Estate Market The first quarter of 2022 had a heightened level of market activity in Kelowna, driven in part by the low-interest rate. This led to a surge in demand for real estate, resulting in all-time high property values and a lack of new

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A Forecast on Mortgages and Affordability in 2023

2 years

The last year was a policy shock, especially regarding interest rates and their effect on mortgage rates. MLA Advisory reached out to Mortgage Specialist and Owner of Nest Mortgage Scott Gingles as our mortgage expert to shed some light on what we might expect from the coming year. Here, Scott

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Greater Vancouver January 2023 Pre-Sale Pulse

2 years

December 2022 Greater Vancouver Real Estate Market Insights Welcome to the January 2023 episode of the Presale Pulse, a real estate show brought to you by hosts Ryan Lalonde and Suzana Goncalves. Watch the video to understand the latest macroeconomics, pre-sale, and resale trends over the last 30

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January 2023 Pre-Sale Intelligence by MLA Advisory

2 years

DECEMBER PRE-SALE MARKET CLOSES OUT THE YEAR STRONG As expected, December inventory levels were down allowing for a strong same month sales absorption. All eyes will be on Lunar New Year Incentives as programs aim to hit presale requirements and new programs test market depth on larger scale

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Inflation and Upward-Trending Interest Rates Suppress Resale in 2022

2 years

The last month of 2022 wrapped up a year of increasingly suppressed market activity. 2022 began by building on the steam of a strong 2021 market, with consumer confidence resurging post-pandemic, fuelled by historically low borrowing rates. However, early in 2022, sales began reverting to

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Forecasted Key Inflection Periods for 2023’s Real Estate Market

2 years

With 2022 wrapping up, the entire real estate industry has been weighing the same question: what will next year look like? As we step off the rollercoaster that was 2022, having a general lay of the land for 2023 is quite reasonably top of mind for many. While it’s difficult to lay out a complete

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Seasonal Shifts Pressuring BC’s Major Resale Markets

2 years

As with the rest of the country, the real estate industry was relieved to see a more moderate 50 basis point announcement from the Bank of Canada on December 7 th. This brought some cheer to the market after a darker November. In an already challenging landscape, expected seasonal shifts kept resale

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Greater Vancouver December 2022 Pre-Sale Pulse

2 years

November 2022 Pre-Sale Real Estate Market Insights "Programs with well-positioned and adjusted pricing and offering terms for the current market landscape have continued to see decent sales absorptions. We can expect a typical seasonal decline in presale activity in December, but this provides

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Fraser Valley December 2022 Pre-Sale Pulse

2 years

NOVEMBER 2022 FRASER VALLEY PRE-SALE REAL ESTATE MARKET INSIGHTS "It looks like the tail end of the year finds the Fraser Valley housing market continuing to slow – the higher you fly, the harder you fall, and that seems to be a bit of the story this year in the Valley. However, finding some