Federal Fiscal Update: Canada Has Weathered The Pandemic Storm Relatively Well
Posted on Dec 16, 2021 in Economics
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland extolled the performance of the Canadian economy in response to the extraordinary support provided by the federal fiscal authorities and the Bank of Canada in the past 21 months. The economic recovery has been the second strongest in the g-7, and the death rate from Covid-19 was the second-lowest. Emergency spendi...November Home Sales Lead to New Annual Record in BC
Posted on Dec 15, 2021 in Economics
Vancouver, BC – December 15, 2021. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 9,159 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in November 2021, a decrease of 3.4 per cent from November 2020. The average MLS® residential price in BC was $993,922, a 22.1 per cent increase from $814...Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement
Posted on Dec 08, 2021 in Economics
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 reiterated what it calls "extraordinary forward guidance"in committing to leaving the overnight rate at 0.25 per cent until slack in the economy is absorbed and inflation sustainably returns to its 2 per cent targe...
Canadian Employment (November 2021)
Posted on Dec 03, 2021 in Economics
Canadian employment grew for the sixth consecutive month in November according to Statistics Canada, rising by 154,000 to 19.316 million (0.8%, m/m). Canadian employment had recovered to its pre-pandemic level in September and is now roughly 1% above that level. Since the prior survey period, public health measures were largely unc...
Greater Vancouver Real Estate Statistics - November 2021
Posted on Dec 02, 2021 in Market Update
Home sales activity remains up, listings down across Metro Vancouver’s housing market
As we near the end of 2021, home buyer demand remains well in excess of long-term averages and the supply of homes for sale continues to decline across Metro Vancouver’s housing market.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home...
