March 2020 managed to maintain normal levels of sales for the month in the Vancouver Island Real Estate board area despite COVID-19. With 333 single-family home sales in March, up 22.2% from the previous month and 7.5% up from March the previous year. Condo sales, on the other hand, were down 44% from March 2019, but townhomes were up 40% in the same period.
There were 1,181 active single family listings available at the end of March, up around half a percent from listings available March last year. The number of active condo listings was up 29% compared to last year bringing the number of listings to 400. The number of townhomes on the market dropped 18% with 147 active listings. Moving forward it is likely we will see a decrease in properties coming
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