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The monthly North Vancouver Island Real Estate Market Update for December 2020 shows compared to a year ago, an increase in sales for the entire local area. Overall residential sales from last December in the North Vancouver Island were up 400% and up while the average days to sell was up by 567% from last December. The sales over the last 12 months are up by 11%, the market is strong.
Single Family Detached homes is really causing upward price pressure. There is only 3 months of inventory in homes. The housing market remains strong. For apartments and townhouses inventory is much larger with 6.3 and 4.5 months respectively. We have seen significant gains in the latter half of the year but as we head into winter the numbers have tempered but not as much as expected.
“…low inventory continues to be the primary reason behind the weaker sales posted in November and December. The buyers are there, but the listings are not…Consumer demand is high, and buyers are snapping up well-priced properties quickly once they hit the market…Multiple offers are commonplace. Notwithstanding high demand, correctly pricing your home remains the key to a quick sale. Overpriced homes tend to linger in our area despite prevailing market conditions.” says VIREB president Kevin Reid
Source: Vancouver Island Real Estate Board – MLS® Statistics
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The monthly North Vancouver Island Real Estate Market Update for November 2020 shows compared to a year ago, an increase in sales for the entire local area. Overall residential sales from last November in the North Vancouver Island were up 92% and up while the average days to sell was up by 30% from last November. The sales over the last 12 months are up by 7.78%, the market is strong.
Single Family Detached homes is really causing upward price pressure. There is only 3 months of inventory in homes. The housing market remains strong. For apartments and townhouses inventory is much larger with 6.3 and 4.5 months respectively. We have seen significant gains in the latter half of the year but as we head into winter the numbers have tempered but not as much as expected.
“Despite what may be the worst recession in B.C. history, the housing market had a record fall season, and prices are rapidly rising as pent-up demand floods into an under-supplied market, … As that pent-up demand from the loss of a spring season fades, sales will likely slow from their current pace, but activity is expected to remain strong as record-low mortgage rates and a recovering economy continue to drive sales.” says BCREA.
Source: Vancouver Island Real Estate Board – MLS® Statistics
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The monthly North Vancouver Island Real Estate Market Update for October 2020 shows compared to a year ago, an increase in sales for the entire local area. Overall residential sales from last October in North Vancouver Island were up 192% and up while the average days to sell decreased overall by 12% from last October. The sales over the last 12 months are up by 9%, the market is strong but sales are swift and decreasing inventory inventory.
Swift sales in the latter half of the year is causing upward price pressure. The housing market remains strong. We have seen significant gains but as we head into fall the numbers have tempered, with October posting a marginal rise.
The Single Family statistics for this month point to rising average prices in both the Comox Valley and Campbell River. The market is still quite active.
“Demand in the VIREB area continues to be high, but there just aren’t enough homes to satisfy it… Active listings of single-family detached properties (excluding acreage and waterfront) were 733 in October compared to 909 in September. There were 333 condo apartments and 197 row/townhouses for sale last month, down 14 per cent and three per cent, respectively, month over month…We don’t know if it’s a long-term trend, but we have noticed that some of the demand includes buyers who are advancing their retirement plans while others are downsizing and reducing their debt load,” says VIREB president Kevin Reid
Source: Vancouver Island Real Estate Board – MLS® Statistics
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The monthly North Vancouver Island Real Estate Market Update for September 2020 shows compared to a year ago, September 2019, an increase in sales for the entire local area. Overall residential sales from last September in North Vancouver Island were up 100% and up while the average days to sell increased overall by 131% from last September. The sales over the last 12 months are down by 14%, the market is strong but sales are slow with large inventory.
While the housing market remains strong, price-gain increments appear to be diminishing. We have seen significant gains but as we head into fall the numbers have tempered, with September posting a marginal rise.
“The strength of our housing market has surprised us somewhat. We frankly did not expect it to recover so quickly from the COVID-19 effect. While some area buyers are motivated by a desire for more space, COVID-19 has accelerated lifestyle changes for some consumers. Our market is quite fluid right now, which makes it difficult to determine trends, but we have noticed that some buyers are advancing their retirement plans due to the pandemic. Economic uncertainty is motivating other consumers to downsize and reduce their debt load. Correctly pricing your home is the key to a quick sale and may even result in multiple offers. Overpriced properties tend to linger whether we are in a buyers’ or sellers’ market.” says VIREB president Kevin Reid
BCREA expects unit sales on Vancouver Island to hit 8,300 in 2021, a 15 percent increase over the 7,200 sales projected this year.
Source: Vancouver Island Real Estate Board – MLS® Statistics
Gord is the owner of PropertyGuys.com in the Comox Valley & North Vancouver Island. Gordon is a private sales expert who loves helping people sell their own homes and save tens of thousands of dollars. He has created this website to help others sell their homes privately. For more information, download his free Guide to Selling Without an Agent.
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The monthly North Vancouver Island Real Estate Market Update for August 2020 shows compared to a year ago, August 2019, a decrease in sales for the entire local area. Overall residential sales from last August in North Vancouver Island were up 16% and up while the average days to sell decreased overall by 72% from last August. The sales over the last 12 months are down currently 21%, the market is slow but strong.
The Single Family statistics for this month point to rising average prices in both the North Vancouver Island. The market is slow at times.
“Our housing market rebounded from the COVID-19 downturn far more quickly than expected. Pent-up demand, low-interest rates, and persistent supply shortages are
fueling the recovery.” VIREB president Kevin Reid.
“The outlook for the B.C. housing market is much brighter following a surprisingly strong recovery. We expect home sales will sustain this momentum into 2021, aided by record-low mortgage rates and a recovering economy.” Brendon Ogmundson, BCREA Chief Economist.
BCREA expects unit sales on Vancouver Island to hit 8,300 in 2021, a 15 percent increase over the 7,200 sales projected this year.
Source: Vancouver Island Real Estate Board – MLS® Statistics
Gord is the owner of PropertyGuys.com in the Comox Valley & North Vancouver Island. Gordon is a private sales expert who loves helping people sell their own homes and save tens of thousands of dollars. He has created this website to help others sell their homes privately. For more information, download his free Guide to Selling Without an Agent.
PropertyGuys.com has developed a system that has helped over 90,000 private home sellers in Canada to sell their homes successfully. PropertyGuys.com is the largest private home sales network in Canada.
The monthly North Vancouver Island Real Estate Market Update for July 2020 shows compared to a year ago, July 2019, a decrease in sales for the entire local area. Overall sales from last July in North Vancouver Island were down 31% and up while the average days to sell increased overall by 20% from last July 2020. The statistics show the North Vancouver Island is still in recovery.
“Our housing market has seemingly rebounded from the COVID-19 dip we witnessed in April,” says VIREB president Kevin Reid. “We believe that the recovery is being fueled by low-interest rates and supply shortages, and we’re cautiously optimistic that the turnaround will last…An interesting development we’re noting is that there seems to be more demand for single-family homes and less interest in condominiums and townhouses at the moment,” adds Reid.
Source: Vancouver Island Real Estate Board – MLS® Statistics
Gord is the owner of PropertyGuys.com in the Comox Valley & North Vancouver Island. Gordon is a private sales expert who loves helping people sell their own homes and save tens of thousands of dollars. He has created this website to help others sell their homes privately. For more information, download his free Guide to Selling Without an Agent.
PropertyGuys.com has developed a system that has helped over 90,000 private home sellers in Canada to sell their homes successfully. PropertyGuys.com is the largest private home sales network in Canada.
The monthly North Vancouver Island Market Update for June 2020 shows compared to a year ago, June 2019, a large increase in sales for the entire local area. The overall number of sales from last June in North Vancouver Island was up 100% while the overall inventory was down by 14%. Great news for home sellers, the market has fully bounced back and even has lots of pent up buyer demand from the previous months’ depressed market.
“We’re cautiously optimistic that the housing market is bouncing back more quickly than expected,” says VIREB president Kevin Reid. “Pent-up demand and low-interest rates undoubtedly account for part of the surge, so we’ll have to wait and see whether the recovery continues.”
Source: Vancouver Island Real Estate Board – MLS® Statistics
Gord is the owner of PropertyGuys.com in the Comox Valley & North Vancouver Island. Gordon is a private sales expert who loves helping people sell their own homes and save tens of thousands of dollars. He has created this website to help others sell their homes privately. For more information, download his free Guide to Selling Without an Agent.
PropertyGuys.com has developed a system that has helped over 90,000 private home sellers in Canada to sell their homes successfully. PropertyGuys.com is the largest private home sales network in Canada.
The monthly North Vancouver Island Market Update for May 2020 shows compared to a year ago, May 2019, a decrease in sales for the entire local area. Overall sales from last May in North Vancouver Island were down 86% while the overall inventory was up by 14%.
Due to the health of the market prior to the COVID pandemic, the market has not seen declines in prices as of right now. If the volume of sales continues to be severely depressed downward pressure on prices will cause prices to drop. However, there are positive signs that the region has begun a slow march to normalcy which will help to increase sales volume and ease pressure on prices.
On a provincial level, home sales throughout B.C. posted sharp declines in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that British Columbia is in the second phase of its Restart Plan, the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) anticipates that low-interest rates and pent-up demand will translate to a significant recovery in home sales and prices. Historically, housing markets usually bounce back after a recession.
Now more than ever sellers and buyers will rely on technology -such as virtual tours – which can help a large part of the real estate transaction occur without face-to-face interaction.
Source: Vancouver Island Real Estate Board – MLS® Statistics
Gord is the owner of PropertyGuys.com in the Comox Valley & North Vancouver Island. Gordon is a private sales expert who loves helping people sell their own homes and save tens of thousands of dollars. He has created this website to help others sell their homes privately. For more information, download his free Guide to Selling Without an Agent.
PropertyGuys.com has developed a system that has helped over 90,000 private home sellers in Canada to sell their homes successfully. PropertyGuys.com is the largest private home sales network in Canada.
The monthly North Vancouver Island Market Update for April 2020 shows compared to a year ago, April 2019, a decrease in sales for the entire local area. North Vancouver Island sales were decreased by 50% while Campbell River sales were down 61% and Comox Valley sales decreased by 65%.
Due to the health of the market prior to the COVID pandemic, the market has not seen sharp declines in prices as of right now. However, if the volume of sales continues to be severely depressed downward pressure on prices will cause prices to drop. However, there are positive signs that the region has begun a slow march to normalcy which will help to increase sales volume and ease pressure on prices.
In North Vancouver Island Single Family Home prices saw a slight increase of 3%.
Due to the health of the market prior to the COVID pandemic, the market has not seen declines in prices as of right now. If the volume of sales continues to be severely depressed downward pressure on prices will cause prices to drop. However, there are positive signs that the region has begun a slow march to normalcy which will help to increase sales volume and ease pressure on prices.
Now more than ever sellers and buyers will rely on technology -such as virtual tours – which can help a large part of the real estate transaction occur without face-to-face interaction.
Source: Vancouver Island Real Estate Board – MLS® Statistics
Gord is the owner of PropertyGuys.com in the Comox Valley & North Vancouver Island. Gordon is a private sales expert who loves helping people sell their own homes and save tens of thousands of dollars. He has created this website to help others sell their homes privately. For more information, download his free Guide to Selling Without an Agent.
PropertyGuys.com has developed a system that has helped over 90,000 private home sellers in Canada to sell their homes successfully. PropertyGuys.com is the largest private home sales network in Canada.
The monthly North Vancouver Island Market Update for February 2020 and the cyclical property market trend shows not only have we been due for a correction for some time but that we might actually be in that correction. In January sales were sharply off. In February inventory levels have risen and sales are still depressed making it a very strong buyer’s market.
However, in the south Vancouver Island February sales are a positive sign that buyers are feeling optimistic as we head into spring, which is historically a busy time for real estate. Another positive outcome is Minister of Finance Bill Morneau’s announcement regarding changes to the
benchmark rate used to determine the minimum qualifying rate for insured mortgages. Guideline B-20, also known as the mortgage stress test, significantly reduced the purchasing power of some buyers and pushed others to the sidelines.
“The change to the stress test is a move in the right direction,” says 2020 VIREB president Kevin Reid. “Guideline B-20 compressed more demand into our mid- and lower-priced property market. Combined with limited inventory in that price range, many buyers couldn’t move ahead with their home purchase.”
Hopefully some of this positivity will translate into the market picking up in North Vancouver Island.
Source: Vancouver Island Real Estate Board – MLS® Statistics
Single Family Homes | |
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The Average Sale Price this year ↑ increased by 8% ↑ from last year. This year’s Average Sale Price was $231,626. There are 14 Months of Inventory of Single Family in North Vancouver Island. It is currently a Strong Buyers Market. This month’s Inventory increased to 42 Active Listings. There were 8 units listed and 3 units sold. PLEASE NOTE: SINGLE FAMILY property does NOT INCLUDE acreage with a house, condominiums, duplex/triplex, mobile homes/on a pad, single-family waterfront or single-family strata. LOTS do NOT INCLUDE acreage or waterfront acreage. |
Lots | |
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The Average Sale Price this year ↑ increased by 11% ↑ from last year. This year’s Average Sale Price was $37,625. There are 11 Months of Inventory of Lots in North Vancouver Island. It is currently a Strong Buyers Market. This month’s Inventory decreased to 22 Active Listings. There were 1 units listed and 2 units sold. |
Apartment Condos | |
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The Average Sale Price this year ↓ decreased by 2% ↓ from last year. This year’s Average Sale Price was $57,991. There are 15 Months of Inventory of Condos (Apt) in the North Vancouver Island. It is currently a Strong Buyers Market. This month’s Inventory increased to 15 Active Listings. There were 3 units listed and 1 units sold. |
Patio Condos | |
No Patio Condos Sold | |
Townhouse Condos | |
No Townhouse Condos Sold |
Gord is the owner of PropertyGuys.com in the Comox Valley & North Vancouver Island. Gordon is a private sales expert who loves helping people sell their own homes and save tens of thousands of dollars. He has created this website to help others sell their homes privately. For more information, download his free Guide to Selling Without an Agent.
PropertyGuys.com has developed a system that has helped over 90,000 private home sellers in Canada to sell their homes successfully. PropertyGuys.com is the largest private home sales network in Canada.