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BC’s housing market is still hyper-competitive through April. While sales are down a small amount from march, they are miles ahead of what they have been in years prior. Last month over 13 and a half thousand homes were sold, down from over 15 thousand in March but up from last year where just over 3 thousand were sold province wide.

Caleb Wilson, a Prince George local looking for his first home to start a family in, says he was not expecting this level of craziness and that the experience was miserable. His one piece of advice to those in a similar situation to him is to shoot low in a time where blind bidding is jacking up asking prices on virtually every property for sale.

“I think the biggest piece of advice I would give anyone on purchasing a home is make sure you are going well below your approved rate … look at houses that are below your maximum capacity.”

Sales are slightly down from march to April, but high demand and prices are expected to stay throughout much of the year.