Mortgage Broker

Summer 2016

Mortgage Broker is the magazine of the Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association and showcases the multi-billion dollar mortgage-broking industry to all levels of government, associated organizations and other interested individuals.

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infographics CMB MAGAZINE cmba-achc.ca summer 2016 | 41 Fast forward to 2016. Vancouver is seeing record-breaking prices, and the momentum for single-family homes is showing no signs of slowing down. Vancouver's Housing Feeding Frenzy $1,817,027 $968,437 $540,624 $343,369 Greater Vancouver Greater Toronto Calgary Greater Montreal SOURCES: MLS via Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, Toronto Real Estate Board, Calgary Real Estate Board, and the Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards Average detached home price by city Record high prices aren't dampening sales though. In 2016 so far, regional sales have been brisk with nearly 17,000 sold in the first third of the year. Jan 2016 Feb 2016 Mar 2016 Apr 2016 2,519 4,172 5,173 4,781 Total 2016 16,645 = NEW RECORD SOURCE: Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver $1M $2M $3M $4M $5M $6M $7M $8M +14.8% +33.7% +21.0% +9.0% +3.3% +35.4% +14.8% +10.8% Assessed prices are just the beginning. All across the region, homes are routinely selling far above their asking prices. Here are a handful of examples highlighted by local media outlets: This is the "mul§million dollar knockdown" we mentioned earlier. Detached Home Detached Home Townhouse Detached Home Detached Home Loft Detached Home Detached Home Point Grey Point Grey Brentwood Kitsilano Cedar Co'age Gastown Shaughnessy N. Vancouver SOURCES: CTV News, Globe and Mail, VancityBuzz, Vancouver Sun INFOGRAPHICS: THE VISUAL CAPITALIST

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