Tag: Market Update
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In the Loop: June 2025 Market Statistics
The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 858 unit sales (all property types) in June 2025, up 18 per cent from one year ago. Year-over-year active listings (all property types) were 4,542, up one per cent from the previous year In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 474 homes sold in June, up…
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In the Loop: March 2025 Market Statistics
The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 637 unit sales (all property types) in March 2025, down one percent from one year ago. Year-over-year active listings (all property types) rose by six percent, climbing to 3,708 from 3,488 the previous March. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 301 homes sold in March,…
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In the Loop: January 2025 Market Statistics
Positive Start To 2025 Tempered by Uncertainty The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 434 unit sales and 2,988 active listings (all property types) board-wide on the MLS® System in January 2025, up 26 and five percent, respectively. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 205 homes sold in January, up 36 percent…
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In the Loop: September 2024 Market Statistics
Spring Market Arrives In The Fall The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 637 unit sales and 4,465 active listings (all property types) board-wide on the MLS® System in September 2024, up 16 percent and 24 percent, respectively. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 320 homes sold in September, up 22 percent…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…