Prices hold firm as home buyers and sellers conclude 2012 from the sidelines

VANCOUVER, B.C. – January 3, 2013 -The Greater Vancouver housing market experienced below average home sale totals, typical home listing activity and modest declines in home prices in 2012.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that total sales of detached,
attached and apartment properties in 2012 reached 25,032, a 22.7 per cent decline from the
32,387 sales recorded in 2011, and an 18.2 per cent decrease from the 30,595 residential sales in
2010. Last year’s home sale total was 25.7 per cent below the ten-year average for annual
Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) sales in the region.
The number of residential properties listed for sale on the MLS® in Greater Vancouver declined
2 per cent in 2012 to 58,379 compared to the 59,539 properties listed in 2011. Looking back
further, last year’s total represents a 0.6 per cent increase compared to the 58,009 residential
properties listed in 2010. Last year’s listing total was 6.1 per cent above the ten-year average for
annual MLS® property listings in the region.
"For much of 2012 we saw a collective hesitation on the part of buyers and sellers in the Greater
Vancouver housing market. This behavior was reflected in lower than average home sale activity
and modest fluctuations in home prices,” Eugen Klein, REBGV president said.

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