May 2020

Real estate reopens: Top ten tips for safely buying or selling a home during COVID-19

Posted on May 28, 2020

Released to BC media: May 27, 2020SURREY, BC – Thinking of putting your home on the market? You’re not alone. As of May 25th, new listings in the Fraser Valley have increased by over 46 per cent compared to the same period in April.And last month, even though transactions were down significantly compared to April of last year, on average on a daily...

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Traffic to Realtylink.org back to pre-pandemic highs

Posted on May 21, 2020

As the provincial government begins to ease restrictions, potential home buyers are returning to Realtylink.org, your Board’s public-facing home listings search site. In the last 30 days, 52,517 users accessed Realtylink.org, a 23 per cent increase over the 30 days prior. This is also just one per cent less than the same period last year.Those user...

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Understanding the Contract

Posted on May 20, 2020

The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) has created a video for REALTORS® to share with their clients to help explain one of the key documents used in a real estate transaction: the Contract of Purchase and Sale (CPS). Central to any transaction, the CPS outlines the terms and conditions on which a transaction takes place.

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