Victoria Market Overview - Sales increased in October from a very slow September but things are slowing down again in November. We are still very much at an inventory level where the market is sensitive to any amount of buyers participating or abstaining from it. If we were at more historic inventory levels the relatively small amount of buyer activity in either direction would have less of an impact. While we might not be at “historical” inventory levels, the number of listings on the market has basically doubled in the last 12 months and buyers have more options than they have had in the last few years. It is worth pointing out that while things are slow, it's not dead. Properties that are priced properly aren’t going in 10 offers but they still

Canadian Inflation (October 2022) - November 16, 2022

Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 6.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis in October, a rate of change equal to the prior month. After falling for the prior three months, a rise in gasoline prices in October kept the CPI steady year-over-year. Excluding energy, the CPI rose 6.2 per cent year over year in October, down from 6.3 per cent last month. Rising interest rates also contributed to an increase in mortgage interest costs, which was up 11.2 per cent year-over-year as Canadians renewed or initiated higher-rate mortgages. Slowing increases in food prices, meanwhile, dampened overall CPI growth. Month-over-month, on a seasonally-adjusted basis,

Vancouver Island Real Estate - on all of Vancouver Island,  including both the Victoria and Vancouver Island Real Estate Boards (VREB and VIREB) there was a total of 822 properties sold in October 2022. For the report on VREB numbers click HERE. Looking at the VIREB numbers here, there was a total of 342 sales in that area, 429 of which were single-family homes, 42 were condos, and 51 were townhomes. Here is a breakdown of year-over-year and month-over-month percentages for each property segment:

In some areas of the island, the Cowichan Valley, for example, October was one of the lowest sales

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At the very end of the Saanich Peninsula, you will find Land's End Road - One of the most exclusive locations on Vancouver Island and some of the most elegant homes and estates in the country fit for royalty.

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Canadian Employment (October 2022) - November 4, 2022

Canadian employment rose by 108,000 (0.6 per cent) to 19.656 million in October. The Canadian unemployment rate remained steady from last month at 5.2 per cent, hovering just above all-time lows. Average hourly wages were up 5.6 per cent from this time last year. Wage gains remain below the inflation rate, however, which hit 6.9 per cent year-over-year in the most-recent data. Total hours worked were up 2.2 per cent year-over-year. 

Employment in BC rose by 0.4 per cent to 2.762 million in October, while Metro Vancouver's employment rose by 0.3 per cent month over month. BC's unemployment rate fell in October to 4.2 per cent, just shy of the all-time low, while Metro Vancouver's rate