British Columbia Canada
FALL BRINGS MORE BREATHING ROOM FOR BUYERS Last month, active listings of single-family detached properties nearly tripled from September 2021, jumping to 1,417. VIREB’s inventory of condo apartments was 332 in September 2022, up from 167 listings one year ago. There were 295 row/townhouses for sale last month, nearly tripling from the 106 reported one […]
Additional inventory is positive news for buyers. Inventory in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area is climbing, but the housing supply is still far below the level needed to satisfy current demand. Active listings of single-family homes rose by 34 per cent from April 2021 and by 32 per cent from March of this year. […]
The April 2022 Nanaimo Real Estate and area inventory is inching up but still far from ideal. Inventory in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area is slowly inching up but is still far from ideal. Active listings of single-family homes rose by nine per cent from March 2021 and by 60 per cent […]
INVENTORY INCHING UP BUT STILL FAR FROM IDEAL Inventory in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area is slowly inching up but is still far from ideal. Active listings of single-family homes rose by nine per cent from but increased by 60 per cent from February. VIREB’s inventory of condo apartments in March dipped […]
ADDITIONAL INVENTORY OFFERS LITTLE RELIEF FOR BUYERS February brought additional inventory to the table in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area. However, listings are still far below where they need to be to satisfy buyer demand. Active listings of single-family homes were 12 per cent lower last month than the previous February but rose […]
New Year Brings Inventory Bump The new year brought a small inventory bump, but demand is still far outpacing supply in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area. Active listings of single-family homes were 39 per cent lower last month than the previous January but rose by 15 per cent from December 2021. VIREB’s inventory […]
2021 ends with near-record sales and record-low inventory The December 2021 Nanaimo Real Estate market stats show that the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 11,045 unit sales (all property types) in 2021, close to the 12,014 and 11,341 unit sales seen in 2016 and 2017. It is a remarkable outcome notwithstanding since it […]
How low can housing inventory go? The November 2021 Nanaimo Real Estate Market Stats show that active listings in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area continue to drop, with demand far outpacing supply. The inventory has hit consecutive historical lows for several months running, leading to a continued strong seller’s market. The active […]
August 2021 Nanaimo real estate market stats highlight again that increasing housing supply is the key to affordability. This is one of the reasons why real estate boards continue to advocate with policymakers at the provincial and regional levels to speed up the development process. Municipalities need to expand supply more quickly to meet the high […]
Slightly cooling real estate market may be due to historically low inventory! Nanaimo Real Estate Market Last month, the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) saw sales of 450 single- family detached properties compared to 531 in June, a decrease of 15 per cent. In the condo apartment category, sales dropped by seven per cent […]