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2023 was an overall slower year in the Whistler and Pemberton real estate markets, allowing inventory to tick up while prices held. The main drivers of the lower sales volume were the impacts of inflation on households and the overall borrowing power of buyers as a result of the sustained high interest rates throughout the […]

We’d like to introduce you to our newest agent, Julia (AKA Jules) Murray. Jules is a born and raised Whistler Olympian and marketing specialist with all the local knowledge you could ask for. Her roots run deep in this town with her late Father being the legendary Dave Murray. She’s worn many hats over the […]

Let’s talk about the third quarter of 2023 in the Whistler and Pemberton real estate markets.  The third quarter in Whistler and Pemberton consisted of steady sales, with some exceptional transactions boosting the luxury market segment. The consistent pace, while slightly lower sales activity, is due to the continued questions about interest rates and future […]

Let’s talk about the second quarter of 2023 in the Whistler and Pemberton real estate markets. Building on the end of Q1 market momentum, April remained a busy month in terms of sales, which got even busier in May before slowing down in June. The June slowdown likely came as a function of the interest […]

We’d like to introduce you to our newest agent, Damien Amirault.⁠With over 20 years in luxury hospitality assisting clients from all over the world, Damien knows Whistler inside and out and is ready to assist you in your home buying or selling process. As a true East Coaster, having grown up in Halifax, he is […]

Real Estate Market Report: Let’s talk about the first quarter of 2023 in the Whistler and Pemberton real estate markets. January 2023 was a very slow month in terms of sales, but the markets rebounded in February and March. This came as a function of increased economic certainty, as the Bank of Canada has signalled […]

Talk to your Accountant about the Underused Housing Tax On January 1, 2022, the Government of Canada introduced the Underused Housing Tax (UHT) with the intended goal of helping to cool down Canada’s housing market. Generally speaking, the UHT is an annual 1% tax on residential property owned by non-resident, non-Canadians that is deemed to […]

B.C.’s Cooling-Off Period In recent weeks, you may have heard about BC’s new Home Buyer Rescission Period, also known as the “cooling-off period,” allowing home buyers to back out of a residential purchase within a set period after signing a contract. The BC government introduced this change to real estate contract law to ‘cool off’ […]

The Whistler and Pemberton Real Estate markets were a bit of a roller coaster in 2022. Real estate sales in the first two months of 2022 resembled the fast pace of 2021, but sales slowed significantly throughout the remainder of the year. This came as a function of economic uncertainty, with a poor-performing stock market […]

After a surge in home buying during the pandemic, the Canadian government first announced a two-year foreign buyer ban would be brought in to help slow the real estate market in early 2022, which would take effect as of January 1, 2023. This ban would prevent non-Canadians and corporations controlled by non-Canadians from purchasing residential […]