Research

In May 2009, BCREA sponsored the second survey of a two-part public opinion research project. This second survey, conducted by Mustel Group Market Research, tracked several key measures asked in a January 2009 BCREA survey, including top affordability barriers and how provincial taxes impact BC homebuyers. It also uncovered new primary data on buyer intentions and energy-efficiency practices at home.

• News Release: New BC Survey Suggests Real Estate Purchase Confidence Improving (PDF)
• Final Report (PDF)

In January 2009, BCREA sponsored the first survey in a two-part public opinion research project. This first survey, conducted by Mustel Group Market Research, benchmarked public awareness of housing affordability hurdles like the Property Transfer Tax and collected original primary data on green real estate trends throughout the province.

• News Release: New Survey on Affordability and Green Housing Reveals BC Trends (PDF)
• Final Report (PDF)

In February 2007, BCREA released the results of its second public opinion survey on Quality of Life and development issues.

• News release: Quality of Life Good for British Columbians (PDF)
• Summary: 2007 Housing & Community Priority Study: Topline Summary Report (PDF)
• Research Report: 2007 Housing & Community Priority Study (PDF)

In August 2006, The Real Estate Foundation of BC and BCREA provided funding to the Urban Futures Institute to compare and contrast the housing occupancy patterns of Canadian-born and foreign-born Lower Mainland residents by their period of immigration, visible minority status and community of residence.

• Summary (PDF)
• Part I: A Comparative Analysis of Living Arrangements and Household Size (PDF)
• Part II: A Comparative Analysis of Housing by Type and Tenure (PDF)

• Report: Beyond the Polls: Province-Wide Focus Group Research Findings - May 2005 (PDF)

In January 2005, BCREA released the results of its first public opinion survey on Quality of Life and development issues. This research was partially funded by The Real Estate Foundation of BC.

• Survey: Community Priorities in BC - January 2005 (PDF)
• News release: Survey indicates housing affordability a top priority - January 2005 (PDF)

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