© Provided by The Canadian PressVANCOUVER — Home sales in Metro Vancouver hit an all-time high last year spurred by changing housing needs during the pandemic, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says. The board says sales in 2021 rose 42.2 per cent to 43,999 compared with 30,944 the year before. Keith Stewart, the board's economist, says in a news release that Metro Vancouver residents have been assessing their housing needs and options in record numbers in the last few years. The record year came as home sales in the region in December totalled 2,688, down from 3,093 sales in December 2020, while 3,428 homes sold in November 2021. Areas covered by the board include Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, South Delta, Squamish, the Sunshine Coast, West Vancouver and Whistler.

Source: CBC News January 05, 2022 21:08 UTC