ENDS WITH NEAR-RECORD SALES AND RECORD-LOW INVENTORY 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 occurred amidst an environment of historically low inventory. Based on buyer […]
HOW LOW CAN HOUSING INVENTORY GO? Active listings in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area continue to drop, with demand far outpacing supply. Inventory has hit consecutive historical lows for several months running. Active listings of single-family homes were 44 per cent lower last month than in November 2020 and dropped by 24 per […]
DIFFERENT MONTH BUT THE SAME ISSUES CONTINUE The predominant theme running through the housing market in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area is one of “different month, same issues.” By category, 398 single-family homes sold in October, a 23 three per cent decrease from one year ago. There were 122 condo apartment sales last […]
HOUSING MARKET CLOSED OUT SUMMER THE WAY IT BEGAN The housing market in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area finished 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 […]
INCREASING HOUSING SUPPLY IS KEY TO AFFORDABILITY Historically low inventory in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area continues to plague potential buyers and hamper sales. Active listings of single-family homes and row/ townhouses are 50 per cent lower than in August 2020, while VIREB’s inventory of condo apartments dropped by 61 per cent […]