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Welcome to my guide on what NO ONE tells you about living in Vancouver.

Do you want the inside scoop on what it’s like to live in Vancouver? If you are thinking of moving to Vancouver you won’t want to miss this video!

In this video, I uncover the untold secrets and hidden gems that I’ve learned in 5 decades of living in Vancouver.

These are the secrets that only a born and raised Vancouverite knows. From it’s beaches, amazing food scene, healthy lifestyle and work-life balance Vancouver offers those living in Vancouver so much more than just it’s pretty façade.

By the end of this video you’ll have inside knowledge of what it’s like to live in Vancouver...and it'll help you decide if you should move to Vancouver too.
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Vancouver Real Estate – Monthly Market Update – Infographic – January 2024

So things turned a little positive in 2024.

As I've been talking about in recent months, the winter is usually the slowest period in Vancouver's real estate market. We typically see the lowest amount of activity mid-November through to the end of January.

However, THIS past January bucked that trend a little. What's normally our slowest month of the year actually saw a jump in activity not just in comparison to December 2023 (month to month) but also a very significant increase over January 2023 (year over year).

Sales rose to 412 (from 382). That's a +7.9% increase from last month and a whopping +31.6% increase over a year ago. Notably, it's still -16.4% below the 10-year average for the month of January.

New listings rose a whopping 236% over the month to 1,339. This was up +26.2% from a year ago. To put it into context this was up just +2.9% over the 10-year average.

And despite a big jump in new listings, active listings remained fairly stable. This number rose by just +0.8% to 2,897...

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