Victoria’s Real Estate Market Simmers at the End of Summer
September 4, 2018 A total of 594 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this August, 19.3 per cent fewer than the 736 properties sold in August of last year, and an 8.8 per cent decrease from July 2018. Sales of condominiums were down 5.3 per cent from last year in August with 195 units sold. Sales of single family homes were down 22.1 per cent from 2017 with 304 sold this August. Continue reading →
Victoria Housing Market Still Finding Its Balance
August 1, 2018. A total of 651 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this July, 17.6 per cent fewer than the 790 properties sold in July of last year, and an 8.1 per cent decrease from June 2018. Sales of condominiums were down 22.6 per cent from last year in July with 188 units sold. Sales of single family homes were down 16.5 per cent from 2017 with 340 sold this July.
“We are in a different market now than what we have seen for the past two years,” says Victoria Real Estate Board President Kyle Kerr. “And while we see inventory creeping up after the drought in 2017, especially in the multi-million-dollar range, across our region there are 30 per cent fewer homes listed for sale under $750,000 than this time last year. This means that if you are shopping in the $750,000-or-less bracket, you are in a fast-moving market with low inventory. For example, of the 176 single family detached properties sold in our Core and Malahat regions during the month of July, only 59 (34%) were listed for $750,000 or less. And of those, 28 (47%) sold at or over list price. This illustrates the high demand for homes at or below this price point, and the pressure that is still pushing that segment of our market. Continue reading →
The number of listings and sales for June show less sales and more listings overall. Do note that “the market” knows many sub-markets; many areas and price points are still in high demand and selling fast, others offer more choice for buyers, resulting in longer selling times and downward pressure on prices. Continue reading →
A snapshot of the real estate market shows a decline in the number sales and an increase in listings overall compared to last year. Market segments behave in quite different ways, as explained in the Victoria Real Estate Board’s press release below. Continue reading →
