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BCREA Housing Forecast Update - Third Quarter 2010

The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its Housing Forecast Update for the third quarter of 2010 today.

BC Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales are forecast to decline 7 per cent from 85,028 units in 2009 to 79,500 units this year, before increasing 5 per cent to 83,400 units in 2011.

"The volatility in consumer demand characteristic of the past 24 months is expected to give way to more gradual improvement through 2011," said Cameron Muir, BCREA Chief Economist. "Housing demand has fallen back to earth from its break-neck pace at the end of 2009 and is expected to more closely match overall economic performance over the next 18 months."

"A larger inventory of homes for sale has created the most favourable conditions for home buyers in more than a year," added Muir. "However, the buyer's market is expected to be short-lived as total active listings peaked in May and are beginning to wane, with more balanced conditions set to emerge in the fall."

The average MLS® residential price is forecast to climb 6 per cent to $492,800 this year and remain relatively unchanged in 2011, albeit declining by 1 per cent to $489,500.

BC MLS Residential Sales Chart

For a PDF version of this news release, including data table, follow this link: www.bcrea.bc.ca/news_room/2010-07-30Forecast.pdf.

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