Here are the latest real estate market statistics from Macdonald Realty on Greater Victoria, Saanich Peninsula, Parksville/Qualicum, and Nanaimo listings and sales in July 2023. Find all the infographics related to the July Market Statistics by visiting the Facebook Album.
Last month, there were 414 sales of single-family homes in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, a 41 per cent increase from one year ago (294) and down by two per cent from June 2023 (424). Sales of condo apartments in July came in at 98, increasing by 31 per cent year over year but down 12 per cent from the previous month. In the row/townhouse category, 86 units changed hands in July, up 69 per cent from one year ago and down 15 per cent from June. Active listings of single-family homes were 1,092 in July, down from 1,387 one year ago. VIREB’s inventory of condo apartments was 312 last month, down from 336 listings in July 2022. There were 262 row/townhouses for sale last month compared to 267 one year ago.
“We’re busier this summer than is typical despite rising interest rates,” says Kelly O’Dwyer, 2023 Chair. “After a rate increase is posted, clients tend to pull back and sit for a bit, but then the desire to buy takes precedence. Consumers tend to be resilient and are determined to find a way to make things work.”
O’Dwyer notes that while multiple offers are still happening, they tend to be on well-priced properties.
“Some sellers of higher-end properties are sitting on a preconceived price they’re expecting to get based on last year’s numbers,” adds O’Dwyer. “They’re not recognizing that market conditions have changed, at least for now.”
The board-wide benchmark price (MLS® Home Price Index) of a single-family home was $770,000 in July 2023, down five per cent from one year ago and up by one per cent from June. In the apartment category, the benchmark price was $399,600 last month, a three per cent decrease from July 2022 and up by one per cent from June. The year-over-year benchmark price of a townhouse was $561,500 in July, down three per cent from one year ago and slightly lower than in June.
Greater Victoria
Saanich Peninsula
Nanaimo
Parksville / Qualicum
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MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) Benchmark Price
Average and median home prices are often misinterpreted, are affected by change in the mix of homes sold, and can swing dramatically from month to month (based on the types and prices of properties that sold in a given month). The MLS® HPI overcomes these shortcomings and uses the concept of a benchmark home, a notional home with common attributes of typical homes in a defined area. Visit www.housepriceindex.ca for more information.
This blog post is based on market data provided by the Victoria Real Estate Board (VREB) www.vreb.org and the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) www.vireb.com. Market data from the VIREB includes listings and sales in Campbell River, Comox Valley, Cowichan Valley Nanaimo, Parksville/Qualicum, Port Alberni/West, North Island, and the Islands.
