British Columbia Canada
Lacklustre December Closes Out 2023 The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 7,297 unit sales in 2023 compared to 11,045 in 2021 and 7,810 in 2022. High-interest rates are primarily to blame for the weaker sales, as there was significant demand, but many buyers opted to wait for an anticipated 2024 rate cut. Last […]
The housing market is winding down and the year ends on a slow note The November 2023 Real Estate Market Stats show that there were 236 sales of single-family homes in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, down two percent from last November and three percent from October. Sales of condo apartments in […]
Interest Rates Taking a Toll on Housing Market The October 2023 Real Estate Market Stats show that last month, there were 244 sales of single-family homes in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area. This is the same number as last October and down by eight percent from September 2023 (266). Sales of condo […]
Quiet September Market Favours Buyers The September 2023 Real Estate market stats show that last month, there were 266 sales of single-family homes in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, an 11 percent increase from one year ago (239) and down by 18 percent from August 2023 (324). Sales of condo apartments in […]
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 […]
Calm start to the year hardly a great time to buy. Last month, 165 single-family homes sold in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, a 24 per cent decrease from one year ago and a drop of 18 per cent from December. Sales of condo apartments in January 2023 came in at 42, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]