The Neal Estate Group's Real Estate Market Update for Vancouver Island for September 2022
Posted by Ron Neal on Monday, September 19th, 2022 at 7:52pm.
Vancouver Island Real Estate - saw big increases in year-over-year inventory due and the continuation of slower sales.
Digging into the Numbers - on all of Vancouver Island, there was a total of 902 properties sold in August 2022 (both Victoria Real Estate Board (VREB) and Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB). For a closer look at VREB numbers click HERE. Looking at the VIREB numbers, of the total 424 sales in that area 307 were single-family homes, 66 were condos, and 51 were townhomes. Here is a breakdown of year-over-year and month-over-month percentages for each property segment:
Year/year | Month/month | |
Single Family Dwellings | -33% | +3% |
Condos | -33% | -12% |
Townhomes | -43% | 0% |
Listings saw a big increase in the VIREB region, especially in the single-family home segment with a 153% year-over-year increase hitting 1,368 active listings. There were 280 townhomes and 332 condos on the market at the end of August
VIREB board-wide single-family homes hit a benchmark price of $842,800 while condos hit $444,800 and townhomes came in at $615,400. Here is a regional breakdown of benchmark prices and year-over-year changes for single-family homes:
Campbell River | $731,400 | +12.5% |
Comox Valley | $899,300 | +14.6% |
Cowichan Valley | $853,600 | +15.8% |
Nanaimo | $877,400 | +18% |
Parksville/Qualicum | $962,000 | +13.4% |
Port Alberni | $611,600 | +20.8% |
North Island | $484,500 | +34% |
Victoria | $1,391,700 | +21.2% |
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