不断增长的消费需求和较低的库存，促使加拿大卑诗省的住房需求迈向2007年以来的最高水平，大温哥华区的房价达到一个新里程碑。

卑诗地产协会（BC Real Estate Association）首席经济学家卡梅隆‧缪尔（Cameron Muir）指出：“今年，更有活力的经济增长、强劲的消费者信心和触底的抵押贷款利率，有望将住房需求推至自2007年以来的最高水平。”

大温哥华地产局（REBGV）最新公布的数据更是强化了卑诗地产协会的预测。数据显示，5月独栋别墅的销量达到1,723套，较去年同期增长了18.6％。

“我们仍然认为，合理定价的房屋如今在市场的竞争很激烈，” 大温哥华地产局总裁达西‧麦克劳德（Darcy McLeod）说：“房地产具有‘超本地化’（hyper local）特征，尤其当处在一个卖方市场（供不应求）时，记住这一点很重要。这意味着，交易条件和价格将视房屋的类型、周围环境及其他因素的不同而异。”

大温哥华地产局的数据显示，今年5月，公寓销售量同比增长24.4％；房屋总销售量为4,056套，同比去年增长了23.4％，环比4月下跌2.9％。

卑诗地产协会预测，该省住宅销售将下滑2.9％至91,600套。卑诗省在过去十年的平均住宅销量为83,600套，2005年达到创纪录的106,300套。

缪尔预测：“按揭利息温和上行和新住宅的不断完工，有望缓解2016年的房价压力。”

2016年卑诗省MLS住宅平均售价预期将上涨1.7%至62.1万加元，位列加拿大最高平均房价之一，几乎是全国平均房价的两倍。New data shows strong demand for B.C. homes

Consumer demand and lower inventory available for homebuyers in B.C. are contributing to some of the strongest levels of demand since 2007 as prices in Greater Vancouver reach a new milestone.

“More robust economic growth, strong consumer confidence and rock-bottom mortgage interest rates are expected to push housing demand this year to its highest level since 2007,” said Cameron Muir, BCREA's chief economist,

Newly published figures from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reinforce the BCREA's forecast, showing that sales of detached house in May reached 1,723, an increase of 18.6 per cent from a year earlier.

“We continue to see strong competition for homes that are priced right for today’s market,” said Darcy McLeod, president of the REBGV.

“It’s important to remember that real estate is hyper local, particularly in a seller’s market. This means that conditions and prices vary depending on property type, neighbourhood, and other factors."

The REBGV figures show that apartment sales were up 24.4 per cent from a year ago. Across all housing types, sales were up by 23.4 per cent from a year ago to 4,056 units; however, sales were 2.9 per cent lower than in April this year.

The BCREA predicts that residential sales in the provice will edge back 2.9 per cent to 91,600 units. The 10-year average is 83,600 units while the record was set at 106,300 in 2005.

“Modest upward pressure on mortgage interest and rising new home completions are expected to ease pressure on home prices in 2016,” predicted Muir.

The average MLS residential sales price is forecast to increase by 1.7 per cent to $621,000 in 2016, among the highest for average home prices in Canada and almost double the national average.