How Is The Vancouver Market?

I get many questions about the real estate market in Vancouver. The answers to these questions are constantly changing.

I continuously review real estate news and financial news together with real estate sales and listing statistics to help keep my finger on the pulse of the Vancouver market.

The basic law of 'Supply and Demand' is what determines house pricing. An increased supply of homes and less demand from buyers will mean a ‘Buyers Market’ and lead to lower pricing. A decrease in supply and more demand from buyers means a ‘Sellers Market’ and higher home prices. A balance between the supply and demand from buyers means a ‘Balanced Market’ with prices remaining more stable.

The GREATER VANCOUVER REALTORS® identifies the market types using the Sales Ratio % (Sales to Active Listings Ratio). The number of Sales divided by the number of Active Listings x 100 = Sales Ratio %. For Example, a sales ratio of 33% means 1 in 3 homes are selling and this would be a Sellers Market; a sales ratio of 10% means 1 in 10 homes are selling and this would be a Buyers Market.

Supply and demand and hence pricing in the real estate market changes due to many factors including the economy/employment, political uncertainty, interest rates, mortgage rules and seasons (spring, summer, fall and winter markets).

While I do not have a crystal ball, details of Sales Ratios, Median Prices, Days On Market, List To Price Ratios for Attached and Detached homes by area and sub-area together with a picture of how these numbers are trending all tell a story and help to answer many of the questions above.

Listing & Sales Statistics

Reports for The GREATER VANCOUVER REALTORS® real estate listing and sales statistics can be viewed at the links in the table below. The linked page displays the most current version of the report for the selected area and updates automatically:

*** If there are other market areas that interest you, please email me at sean@seanholden.com

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Meanwhile, if you like these reports and you would like to keep up to date on what is going on in the market, I will be happy to share my detailed monthly sales reports with you along with real estate news of changes in rules and mortgage rate indicators or other factors that may affect your selling and/or buying decisions.

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