Adam Chahl BSc (Hons)
Adam Chahl is an award-winning Vancouver Real Estate Agent, a member of the Medallion Club (awarded to the top 10% of agents in Vancouver), and has been empowering people to purchase real estate for many years.Growing up in the UK amidst a family heavily focused on Real Estate Development. Adam has sought out, secured financing, and project managed successful and profitable build projects in the UK, the Caribbean, and here in Beautiful British Columbia.
Having a strong business background Adam graduated from Aston Business School in the UK with Honors, he has worked with several large ‘blue chip’ corporations in Project Management and Business Development roles. He actively donates to the Children’s Miracle Network, the BC Heart and Stroke Foundation, and is a ‘Big Brother’ with the Urban Native Youth Association.
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 9,416 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in November 2020, an increase of 42.1 per cent from November 2019. The average MLS® residential price in BC set a record of $816,074, a 9.3 per cent increase from $746,310 recorded the previ...
Canadian housing starts increased by 14% m/m to 246,033 units in November at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), following an increase in the previous month. Housing starts increased in 9 of 10 provinces with the strongest gains in BC and the Atlantic. Building activity in the multi-unit segment rebounded after two consecutive months of decli...
Retail sales rose for the sixth consecutive month in October by 0.4% on a seasonally-adjusted basis, which is higher than Statistic Canada's preliminary estimate of no change. Sales were up in 6 of 11 subsectors, representing 50.9% of retail sales. The increase was led by higher sales at auto and parts dealers. Compared to the same time last year...
Canadian inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.0% in November year-over-year. This is the largest increase since the pandemic started in March. Excluding gasoline, the CPI rose by 1.4%. Prices rose in six of eight components year-over-year in November, with the recreation, education, and reading index contributing the m...
The Bank of Canada maintained its overnight rate at 0.25 per cent this morning, a level it considers its effective lower bound. The Bank is also continuing its quantitative easing (QE) program, purchasing at least $4 billion of Government of Canada bonds per week and re-affirmed its forward guidance on future interests moves, committing to holding...
Canadian employment gained 62k jobs in November (0.3%, m/m), increasing in Ontario, BC, and the Atlantic provinces. This is the seventh consecutive month of increases, putting national employment within 574k of its pre-COVID February level. The national unemployment rate decreased by 0.4 percentage points to 8.5%, continuing the steady fall from th...