British Columbia Canada
Quiet Market Closes Out The Summer The August 2023 Nanaimo Real Estate Market Stats show that last month, there were 324 sales of single-family homes in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, a seven percent increase from one year ago (304) and down by 21 percent from July 2023 (414). Sales of condo […]
Busier June than expected despite rate hike! The June 2023 Real Estate Market Stats are here, and they show that last month, there were 424 sales of single-family homes in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, a five percent increase from one year ago (403) and up by 13 percent from May 2023 […]
Return to a more traditional spring market is welcome! The May 2023 Real Estate Market Stats are here, and they show that last month, there were 488 sales of single-family homes in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, an eight percent increase from one year ago (450) and a 25 percent increase from […]
Housing Market Brisker Than Expected in March Last month, there were 381 sales of single-family homes in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, a 26 percent decrease from one year ago (515) and a 73 percent increase from February 2023 (220). Sales of condo apartments in March 2023 came in at 66, declining […]
The market picking up steam as we head toward spring The February Real Estate Market Stats 2023 show us that last month, 220 single-family homes were sold in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area. This is a 37% decrease from one year ago (350) and a 33% increase from January 2023 (165). Sales […]
CONTINUING INVENTORY GAINS POSITIVE SIGN FOR NEW YEAR NANAIMO, BC – The November 2022 Real Estate Market Stats show that last month, 244 single-family homes sold in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, a 30 percent decrease from one year ago and down by two percent from October. There were 54 condo apartment […]
HOUSING MARKET QUIETS AS YEAR-END APPROACHES NANAIMO, BC – The October 2022 Real Estate Market Stats show us that last month, 249 single-family homes sold in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, a 37% decrease from one year ago and up by 3% from September. There were 42 condo apartment sales in October […]
Calmer market conditions as summer draw to a close The August 2022 Nanaimo Real Estate Market Stats show up that inventory was up, and sales were down in August. This is reminiscent of a typical summer market in pre-COVID times. Last month, active listings of single-family detached properties (not acreage or waterfront) jumped to 1,368, […]
July brings more options for buyers Due to a significant increase in inventory, July brought more options for buyers in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area. Last month, active listings of single family homes (not acreage or waterfront) climbed by 142% from July 2021 and 15% from June 2022, reaching 1,387. 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 […]