Westside Attached Report Jan 18 – Jan 25

We witnessed 83 confirmed sales over all of Vancouver West this past week (up from 61 confirmed sales in the previous week). The Westside contributed 25 confirmed attached sales or 30% of all confirmed attached sales in Vancouver West.

Despite an upwards trend in sales transactions our listing ratio remained ‘supply dominated’ with 83 : 273 sales to listings or a 30% saturation rate.

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Westside Detached Report Jan 18 – Jan 25:

Sales transactions continued to remain quite stable with 26 confirmed detached sales on the Westside (up slightly from the 22 recorded in the previous week). Dunbar again led the way with 5 confirmed sales as Kerrisdale and South Granville stood in second with 3 confirmed sales each. Demand continues to remain strong on the Westside, though with the upward trend in supply we may soon see a tighter market for sellers, and a possible increase in average days on the market for some neighbourhoods.

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Attached Market Report Nov 9 – 16

New listing supply in Vancouver West trended downwards this week.  After posting 170 new attached listings in the previous period we saw 149 new active listings over the last seven days, with the Westside attached market accounting for 56 new attached listings or 38% of new attached supply. In regards to sales the Westside continued to post positive numbers, with 70 of the 129 sales in Vancouver West or 54% of confirmed transactions falling in the Westside neighbourhoods.

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Detached Market Report Nov 9 – Nov 16

We saw 38 new active listings versus 35 confirmed sales.  Supply numbers duooed for the second consecutive week, moving to 38 new detached active listings in the Vancouver West Region;  down from 42 the previous week.

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VANCOUVER, B.C. – February 3, 2009 – The first month of 2009 saw a continued reduction in the number of homes listed for sale in Greater Vancouver, while sales volumes in January were the lowest for that month since the early 1980s.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that sales of detached, attached and apartment properties declined 58.1 per cent in January 2009 to 762 from the 1,819 sales recorded in January 2008.

New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties declined 20.9 per cent to 3,700 in January 2009 compared to January 2008, when 4,675 new units were listed. Total active listings in Greater Vancouver currently sit at 13,966, down nearly 6,000 listings from October 2008.

Overall residential benchmark prices, as calculated by the MLSLink Housing Price Index®, declined 10.9 per cent to $489,007 between Januarys 2008 and 2009.

“Home sales and consumer confidence are at a low point at the moment, but the long-term strength and security of our housing market are beyond the reach of the economic clouds of today,” Dave Watt, REBGV president said.

“Today’s short-term conditions are creating long-term opportunities. Buying opportunities have not been this strong in a decade, with low interest rates, broad selection and more affordable prices,” Watt said.

Sales of detached properties declined 54.4 per cent to 292 from the 641 detached sales recorded during the same period in 2008. The benchmark price for detached properties declined 11.2 per cent to $659,638 in January 2009 compared to $742,490 January 2008.

Sales of apartment properties in January 2009 declined 58 per cent to 361, compared to 860 sales in January 2008. The benchmark price of an apartment property declined 11.6 per cent to $334,602 compared to $378,336 in January 2008.

Attached property sales in January 2009 were down 65.7 per cent to 109, compared with the 318 sales in January 2008. The benchmark price of an attached unit declined 8.1 per cent to $425,309 compared to $462,627 in January 2008.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver is an association representing more than 9,500 REALTORS®. The Real Estate Board provides a variety of membership services, including the Multiple Listing Service®. For more information on real estate, statistics, and buying or selling a home, contact a local REALTOR® or visit www.rebgv.org.

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