"Modest" is the word being used by the B-C Real Estate Association to describe home sales in this province. 4500 sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service in February - that's down 24 per-cent from the same month a year ago. Total sales dollar volume was down 30 per-cent from last year and the average price was down 8 per-cent. Associaton … [Read more...]
Modest economic growth forecast for Vancouver
February 20, 2013 by
The Conference Board of Canada predicts Vancouver's economy will grow slightly this year. The board's winter metropolitan outlook says Vancouver's economic growth is expected to accelerate slightly from 2.5 per cent last year to 2.9 per cent this year, as manufacturing continues to recover. As well, the medium term outlook sees growth … [Read more...]
