2025 saw lowest annual sales total in over two decades

Posted on Jan 08, 2026

VANCOUVER, B.C.
– January 5, 2026 – 
Home sales registered in the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in Metro Vancouver* finished the year down 10 per cent, marking the lowest annual sales total in over twenty years.

The Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) reports that residential sales in the region totalled
23,800 in 2025, a 10.4 per cent decrease from th...

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2025 Fraser Valley housing market slowest in over two decadesdespite falling prices and decade-high inventory

Posted on Jan 08, 2026

SURREY, BC – Decade-high inventory and softer prices failed to spark buyer demand in the Fraser Valley in
2025. Despite favourable conditions and increased negotiating power, many buyers stayed on the sidelines,
making it one of the slowest years for sales in decades.

The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board recorded 12,224 sales on its Multiple Listing Se...

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Bank of Canada maintains policy rate at 2¼%

Posted on Dec 13, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Relations
Ottawa, Ontario
December 10, 2025

The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 2.25%, with the Bank Rate at 2.5% and the deposit rate at 2.20%.

Major economies around the world continue to show resilience to US trade protectionism, but uncertainty is still high. In the United States, economic g...

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