British Columbia Canada
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 […]
The predominant theme running through the housing market in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area is one of “A different month, but the same issues continue” 398 single-family homes sold in October, a 23 three percent decrease from one year ago. There were 122 condo apartment sales last month, a six percent decrease […]
The housing market closes out the summer the way it began with historically low inventory and rising prices. Active listings of single-family homes were 47 per cent lower last month than in September 2020, while VIREB’s inventory of condo apartments and row/townhouses dropped by 57 per cent and 48 per cent, respectively, from one year […]
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 […]
There was little relief for frustrated buyers in April despite an increase in active listings and little relief for frustrated buyers in the April 2021 Nanaimo Real Estate market. Inventory of single-family homes and condo apartments rose by eight per cent and 16 per cent, respectively, but active listings of townhouses dropped by eight per […]