Zanyar Farhadi’s Blog
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Is 2025 the Right Time to Sell Your Vancouver Property?
Vancouver’s housing market has shown strong growth, with home prices expected to reach $1.3 million by 2025. Buyer demand is on the rise, driven by millennials and Gen Z seeking urban living opportunities.
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Vancouver’s $15.5M Fund to Revamp Home Energy
Vancouver's $15.5M investment will revolutionize energy efficiency for 420 homes through a major funding boost. The funding aims to implement deep energy retrofits to enhance efficiency and extend building lifespans.
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Kootenay housing market holds steady in March
New residential listings increased by three percent in March 2025, with 3,214 new listings recorded. Residential sales remained steady, totaling 1,143 units, an 11.9 percent rise from last year. Active listings reached 8,374, an 8.3 percent year-over-year increase. In the Kootenay and Boundary region, sales rose five percent to 251, with 479 new listings, a…
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Buying First Home: Key Money Moves
Focus on financial readiness, not timing, to become a homeowner in 2025 despite market concerns. Pay off debt and improve your credit score to qualify for better mortgage rates and options.
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Vancouver: Elite Real Estate That Never Sleeps
Vancouver’s market boasts some of the highest housing costs in Canada, commanding premium prices. Three-bedroom homes average $1,550,000, with a modest annual increase of 1.0%.
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Posthaste: Vancouver’s housing market seen on firmer footing than Toronto’s heading into tariff turbulence
Home sales in Toronto have plummeted by 29% in February, marking the largest drop since the pandemic's onset, while Vancouver's market remains more stable, with a 21% increase in sales year-over-year. Despite both cities facing challenges from high housing prices and rising interest rates, Vancouver's affordability has not deteriorated as severely. The ongoing U.S. trade…
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What Signals That Vancouver’s Housing Foundation Is Firm?
The GVA remains more resilient than the GTA, with fewer housing issues and stronger construction growth. Purpose-built rental construction in Vancouver outpaces the GTA, supported by government incentives.
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Vancouver Real Estate Slows: Great Deals Await!
Vancouver’s sales-to-new-listings ratio (SNLR) fell to 28.3% in early 2025, ↓ 8.8 points yearly. New listings surged while sales lagged, creating an oversupplied market and excellent conditions for buyers.
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Check out this open house Listing Address: 3416 QUEENSTON Unit #101, Coquitlam, British Columbia V3E3H1
**NO STRATA FEES! Corner Unit Available. ** This modern row home in Burke Mountain features 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, and a media room. The open layout includes a family room, living room, and formal dining room on the main floor, with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms upstairs, and a guest bedroom with a full bathroom…
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3 Signs Vancouver Homebuyers Have the Upper Hand!
New listings surged 40% in Vancouver in January, shifting market conditions in buyers’ favor. Despite the increased supply, home resales declined 3% from December, continuing a two-month downward trend.
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