Busy spring housing market!
Signs pointing towards busy spring housing market
Vancouver, B.C. March 2, 2007
sales for detached, attached and apartment properties reached 2,859 units in February 2007, a decrease of 2.8 per cent
when compared to the 2,941 units sold in February 2006 and a decrease of 6.8 per cent when compared to the 3,068
sales in February 2005.
New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties decreased by 4.0 per cent to 4,167 units compared
to the 4,340 units listed in February 2006. The total number of active listings increased by 24 per cent to 9,670 units
when compared to February 2006’s 7,766 units.
“Despite an increase in active listings, we didn’t see a corresponding surge in new listings last month,” says REBGV
president Rick Valouche. “Many agents are reporting multiple-offer situations, though not at the same fast pace as we
experienced in 2005. Unsurprisingly, the average days a property spent on market jumped to 49 days in February 2007
versus 58 days in January 2007. All signs are pointing towards a busy spring housing market.
“We also saw a lot of activity in the condo market, particularly in Squamish, North Vancouver, South Delta and Van
couverWest. This was due in part to resales from completed developments, but also due to more and more consumers
realizing that apartment properties are great lifestyle alternatives to detached homes and also great real estate investments,”
says Valouche. “Your REALTOR® is highly trained and will provide you with information about the type of
property choices available to you throughout Greater Vancouver.”
According to Multiple Listings Service® (MLS®) data, sales of apartment properties increased by 4.7 per cent to
1,269 sales in February 2007 compared to 1,212 sales in February 2006. The benchmark price of an apartment property
in Greater Vancouver, calculated by the MLSLink® Housing Price Index, is $342,705, up 15.3 per cent from one
year ago.
Sales of attached properties decreased by 15.0 per cent in February 2007 to 469 sales, compared to 552 sales in February
2006. The benchmark price of an attached unit is $419,061, up 15.1 per cent from a year ago.
Sales of detached properties decreased by 4.8 per cent in February 2007 to 1,121 sales, compared to 1,177 sales in
February 2006. The benchmark price of a detached unit is $666,983, up 11.4 per cent from last year.
Bright spots in Greater Vancouver in February 2007 compared to February 2006:
DETACHED:
North Vancouver up 11.5% ................ (97 units sold, up from 87)
Vancouver East up 7.0% ................ (169 units sold, up from 158)
Delta South up 34.8% ........................ (62 units sold, up from 46)
ATTACHED:
Vancouver East up 48.1%.................. (40 units sold, up from 27)
Whistler/Pemberton up 85.7%............. (13 units sold, up from 7)
APARTMENTS:
Delta South up 88.9%.......................... (17 units sold, up from 9)
North Vancouver up 50.8%................ (95 units sold, up from 63)
Port Moody/Belcarra up 45% ............. (29 units sold, up from 20)
Squamish up 900% .............................. (20 units sold, up from 2)
Vancouver West up 4.5%............... (460 units sold, up from 440)
West Van/Howe Sound up 42.9% ...... (20 units sold, up from 14)
More information at the top of the "Blog" page. Click the link "February 2007 Market Stats."
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