Another Price Hike for Sellers in Real Estate – More to Come?
by
William Rogers
The summer is here and sellers will be warming to the fact that July has seen another spike in house price levels across West Vancouver and Greater Vancouver in general. Yes, once again house prices have peaked, giving homeowners in West Vancouver an opportunity to make hay while the sun is shining on the real estate market.
In the month of June 2014, house prices across Greater Vancouver rose by 6.2 percent year on year. Furthermore, these figures are calculated by leaving out some of the more expensive mansions priced up in West Vancouver. So if one were to include the high-end luxury homes in the equation that figure might even be higher still.The burning question for sellers is – has the latest bubble in the housing market reached its zenith and will we see a burst in the very near future? Is this summer a good time to sell and relocate or should a seller be holding on and wait it out to see what the market does?The real issue with the real estate market in West Vancouver is that is does not follow the same trend as the rest of Canada. Index prices for West Vancouver detached homes has reached just over $2 million, that’s double the amount of index prices from the less opulent North Vancouver district.It’s also worth noting that West Vancouver and British Columbia as a whole has benefited from the influx of immigration from around the world, particular Asia. It has boosted an already-vibrant economy and helped to bolster the housing market. Investors from China have helped to push up the price of luxury real estate in a way never seen before. You have to understand there’s something of a revolution in China and its economy and back in the 20th century making money behind the bamboo curtain was something exclusive only to a few Communist Party bigwigs. Now such an opportunity to become wealthy in the world’s most populous country has become easier for millions more. Much of this wealth is used on buying luxury real estate in places like California, Florida and West Vancouver.The future is very bright is we rely on the investment of Chinese and Asian property investors and all that comes despite the tightening controls implemented by both Canadian and Chinese authorities implemented to stem to rising tide of overseas investment in Canada (and the United States) as a whole.
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