Tag: Market Update

  • In the Loop: August 2024 Market Statistics

    In the Loop: August 2024 Market Statistics

    Favourable Conditions Trending Towards Buyers’ Market The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 662 unit sales board-wide and 4,520 active listings (all property types) on the MLS® System in August 2024. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 333 homes sold in August, up three percent from one year ago and down eight…

  • In The Loop: May 2024 Market Statistics

    In The Loop: May 2024 Market Statistics

    The May 2024 real estate Market Stats for Nanaimo show us that VIREB’s inventory of single-family homes rose by 46% in May, while active listings of all property types are up by 33% board-wide…

  • In The Loop: April 2024 Market Statistics

    In The Loop: April 2024 Market Statistics

    More Inventory Benefits Both Buyer & Sellers The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 741 unit sales boardwide (all property types) in April 2024. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 376 homes sold in April, down two percent from one year ago and up 29 percent from the previous month. Sales of…

  • In The Loop: January 2024 Real Estate Market Statistics

    In The Loop: January 2024 Real Estate Market Statistics

    Normal January kicks off 2024 with an Optimistic Outlook The January 2024 Real Estate Market Stats show us that last month, 152 single-family homes sold in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, down six percent from one year ago and up slightly from December 2023. Sales of condo apartments in January came in…

  • In The Loop: December 2023 Real Estate Market Statistics

    In The Loop: December 2023 Real Estate Market Statistics

    Lacklustre December Closes Out 2023 The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 7,297 unit sales in 2023 compared to 11,045 in 2021 and 7,810 in 2022. High-interest rates are primarily to blame for the weaker sales, as there was significant demand, but many buyers opted to wait for an anticipated 2024 rate cut. Last…

  • In the Loop: August 2023 Real Estate Market Stats

    In the Loop: August 2023 Real Estate Market Stats

    Quiet Market Closes Out The Summer The August 2023 Nanaimo Real Estate Market Stats show that last month, there were 324 sales of single-family homes in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, a seven percent increase from one year ago (304) and down by 21 percent from July 2023 (414). Sales of condo…

  • In the Loop: December 2022 Real Estate Market Stats

    In the Loop: December 2022 Real Estate Market Stats

    QUIET DECEMBER CLOSES OUT THE YEAR NANAIMO, BC – Last month, 200 single-family homes sold in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, a 10 percent decrease from one year ago and a drop of 18 percent from November. Sales of condo apartments in December came in at 35, declining by 53 percent year…

  • In the Loop: November 2022 Real Estate Market Stats

    In the Loop: November 2022 Real Estate Market Stats

    CONTINUING INVENTORY GAINS POSITIVE SIGN FOR NEW YEAR NANAIMO, BC – The November 2022 Real Estate Market Stats show that last month, 244 single-family homes sold in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, a 30 percent decrease from one year ago and down by two percent from October. There were 54 condo apartment…

  • In the Loop: October 2022 Real Estate Market Stats

    In the Loop: October 2022 Real Estate Market Stats

    HOUSING MARKET QUIETS AS YEAR-END APPROACHES NANAIMO, BC – The October 2022 Real Estate Market Stats show us that last month, 249 single-family homes sold in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, a 37% decrease from one year ago and up by 3% from September. There were 42 condo apartment sales in October…

  • In the Loop: July 2022 Real Estate Market Stats

    In the Loop: July 2022 Real Estate Market Stats

    July brings more options for buyers! Due to a significant increase in inventory, July brought more options for buyers in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area. Last month, active listings of single family homes (not acreage or waterfront) climbed by 142% from July 2021 and 15% from June 2022, reaching 1,387. VIREB’s inventory…

  • July 2016 Nanaimo Real Estate Market Stats

    Home sales in Nanaimo area cooled somewhat last month but posted a 19 per cent increase over July 2015. In July 2016, 608  sold compared to 512 last July. Last month’s active listings for single-family homes totaled 1,577, down 34 per cent from the 2,391 reported in July 2015 and beating June’s figure of 1,621.…