
Market Stats - December 2022: Fraser Valley real estate market 2022 – highs, lows, and a return to balance
January 9th, 2023, Randy Friesen
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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 Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) processed 716 sales on its Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in December 2022, down ...

Market Stats - November 2022: New listings lag as Fraser Valley real estate market sees third month of declining sales
December 8th, 2022, Randy Friesen
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SURREY, BC – With sales down almost seven per cent from October, and new listings off by more than 20 per cent, the Fraser Valley housing market continues its slowing trend heading into the holiday season. Despite the market slowdown, opportunities are available, as evidenced by brisk turnover time frames.
In November, the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) processed 839 sales on its Mu ...

Market Stats - October 2022: Housing prices remain soft, sales flat, throughout the Fraser Valley
November 8th, 2022, Randy Friesen
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SURREY, BC – Fraser Valley housing market sales for October remained relatively unchanged from last month as prices dipped slightly across all categories.
In October, the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) processed 901 sales on its Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®), an increase of 0.4 per cent compared to last month and a 53.5 per cent decrease compared to this time last year.
The Boar ...

Market Stats - September 2022: Fraser Valley real estate market continues to stabilize heading into fall season
October 5th, 2022, Randy Friesen
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SURREY, BC – Continued slowing sales and a slight rise in inventory in September combined to bring greater stability to the Fraser Valley housing market.
In September, the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) processed 897 sales on its Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®), a decrease of 11.8 per cent compared to last month and a 51.9 per cent decrease compared to this time last year.
The Boa ...

Market Stats - August 2022: Fraser Valley housing market signals further settling as sales continue to stall in response to interest rate rises
September 9th, 2022, Randy Friesen
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SURREY, BC – Robust active listings and relative steady sales activity continued to bring balance to the Fraser Valley real estate market in August. The past several months of rising inventory combined with a slowing trend in sales has also seen benchmark prices return to levels not seen since last year.
In August, the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) processed 1,017 sales on its Mult ...

Market Stats - July 2022: Sales slide for fourth straight month as rising interest rates put brakes on Fraser Valley real estate market
August 5th, 2022, Randy Friesen
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SURREY, BC – The Fraser Valley real estate market saw sales fall again in July in the face of continued interest rate hikes, as the government struggles to bring inflation under control.
In July, the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) processed 993 sales on its Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®), a decrease of 22.5 per cent from the previous month and a 50.5 per cent drop compared to July ...

Market Stats - June 2022: Fraser Valley housing market continues to cool amid slower sales, softer prices
July 8th, 2022, Randy Friesen
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SURREY, BC –Overall sales in the Fraser Valley fell for the third straight month as prices for all property types continued to soften, bringing greater balance to the region’s real estate market.
In June, the Board processed 1,281 sales on its Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®), a decrease of 5.8 per cent compared to May and a 43 per cent decrease compared to June of last year.
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Market Stats - May 2022: Home prices soften as Fraser Valley housing market cools amid lower sales and higher inventory
June 7th, 2022, Randy Friesen
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SURREY, BC – As property sales continue to fall in the Fraser Valley and active listings continue to grow, the region is edging towards more balanced levels not seen since the pre-pandemic period.
Sales of all property types in May were 1,360, down 16.9 per cent from April’s 1,637; and down 53.9 per cent compared to May of 2021.
At the same time, active listings (the number of properties avail ...

Market Stats - April 2022: Fraser Valley sales dip below 10-year average for first time in nearly two years
May 4th, 2022, Randy Friesen
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SURREY, BC – Property sales in the Fraser Valley decreased by over 35 per cent in April 2022 compared to the previous month, and while the figure is still the sixth-highest April on record for the past ten years, it marks the first time monthly sales have fallen below the ten-year average since June 2020.
In April, the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) processed 1,637 sales on its Mult ...

Market Stats - March 2022: Continued growth in new listings a hopeful sign for home buyers in the Fraser Valley
April 7th, 2022, Randy Friesen
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SURREY, BC – For the third consecutive month, new listings in the Fraser Valley continued to climb in March giving buyers more to choose from, helping to increase overall active inventory to levels not seen since last July.
Property sales remain robust, as Benchmark prices, the price of a ‘typical’ home, continued to increase month-over-month.
In March, the FVREB processed 2,580 residential ...