In early April, Garry Chalmers, 71, sold his home in Kelowna, B.C.
But that’s the happy ending of a much longer saga.
Eventually, he figured he had to get creative.
They finally landed a newly-built house on the other side of town that will be ready to move into in about eight months.
Metro Vancouver, for example, saw 8,287 homes newly listed for sale in March, the highest volume ever recorded in the region, before dipping slightly in April.
The increase in listings has relieved a bit of pressure in the market, where troves of eager prospective buyers had been scouring precious few listings in January and February, according to Soper.