2014-04 vreb statistics: statistical news release · region. single family homes on the peninsula...
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May 1, 2014 Victoria real estate market is on track and steady for spring Victoria BC – The Victoria Real Estate Board today released its monthly report on real estate activity in the Victoria area for April 2014. 664 properties sold in the month of April 2014, compared to 615 in April 2013 – an increase of nearly 8% year over year. Compared to last month in March, there were 15.5% more sales. New inventory came on to the market; with almost 9% more new listings than last month, which creates more choice for buyers. And though the total inventory level was higher than last month, it was still 4% lower than this time last year - approximately 180 fewer listings. “We’re at an interesting time of the year for local real estate; spring is traditionally a busy season and I think the market is headed in the right direction,” Victoria Real Estate Board President Tim Ayres says. “I think people are watching numbers closely to see where house values are going and where demand is headed. But people waiting for a large change are going to be disappointed, because we see a steady market. Pricing is stable, inventory is at a good level, and we’re in balanced market territory which is good for both buyers and sellers.” Current MLS® Home Price Index benchmark prices were relatively flat across the region. Single Family homes on the Peninsula showed the largest change in benchmark price with a drop of 2% compared to last year, while the Westshore showed the largest increase with 1.2% compared to last year. Greater Victoria condo benchmark pricing was down 0.5% from last year, but the value in the same area for townhouses increased by 2.4%. Victoria Real Estate Board President Tim Ayres is available for comment. More information on the April 2014 report and the MLS® HPI is available from the Victoria Real Estate Board. About VREB - The Victoria Real Estate Board was founded in 1921 and since that time has been a key player in the development of standards and innovative programs aimed at enhancing the professionalism and community standing of REALTORS®. Formation of the Board grew out of the realization in the early part of the last century that there was a need to establish basic standards for those working in the real estate industry.
April 2014 Statistics Package for Media
New MLS® listings and total MLS® sales - entire region
The Victoria Real Estate Board uses the MLS® Home Price Index (MLS® HPI) to report on property values. The MLS® HPI uses the concept of a benchmark home, a notional home with common attributes of typical homes in a defined area.
Through the analysis of ten years of Victoria Real Estate Board MLS® sales data, the MLS® HPI defined benchmark homes for Victoria in each category (single family homes, town-houses, condos) and for each neigh-bourhood. The benchmark starting point was 2005, where each type of property and neighbourhood was assigned an index value of 100.
MLS® HPI benchmark and MLS® HPI index values -Victoria Core, Single Family Home
Victoria Real Estate Board April 2014 statistics
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The red line is the total number of sales per month from the entire VREB district.
The blue bars represent the number of total monthly listings.
Unit sales, average and m
edian prices
Victoria Real Estate Board April 2014 statistics
Sales by property type
This m
onth Last m
onth This m
onth ‐ last year
2014 ‐ April2014 ‐M
arch2013 ‐ April
UnitsLM
%LY%
Average $LM
%LY %
Median $
LM %
LY %Units
Average $Median $
UnitsAverage $
Median $
Single family Greater Victoria
36127.6%
6.5%$643,467
1.7%‐1.4%
$551,0004.0%
1.6%283
$632,751$529,950
339$652,611
$542,150
Single family other areas
4048.1%
42.9%$404,025
‐25.3%‐21.0%
$375,000‐18.3%
‐22.4%27
$540,896$458,900
28$511,589
$483,500
Single family total all areas
40129.4%
9.3%$619,582
‐0.8%‐3.5%
$545,0002.8%
0.9%310
$624,751$529,900
367$641,852
$540,000
Condos163
3.2%9.4%
$303,8153.6%
3.8%$267,500
‐5.5%0.9%
158$293,141
$283,200149
$292,629$265,000
Townhouses65
‐4.4%4.8%
$406,146‐1.3%
‐4.7%$370,000
‐1.2%‐10.9%
68$411,375
$374,50062
$426,013$415,450
Manufactured hom
es13
8.3%‐7.1%
$125,3464.8%
‐0.2%$110,000
‐8.3%‐15.5%
12$119,658
$119,95014
$125,571$130,250
Total Residential642
17.2%8.4%
548592
Total Sales664
15.5%8.0%
575615
Active Listings4404
8.7%‐3.9%
40504585
Commonly Q
uoted Benchmark Hom
eApril 2014 Benchm
ark Price
March 2014
Benchmark
Price
April 2013 Benchm
ark Price
April 2014 Index Value
March 2014
Index ValueApril 2013 Index Value
LM%
LY%
Single Family Benchm
ark Home: Greater Victoria
$494,300$492,900
$495,400139.9
139.5140.2
0.3%‐0.2%
Single Family Benchm
ark Home: Core
$560,100$558,200
$559,300146.0
145.5145.8
0.3%0.1%
Single Family Benchm
ark Home: W
estshore$417,100
$410,600$412,200
135.6133.5
134.01.6%
1.2%
Single Family Benchm
ark Home: Peninsula
$519,100$514,500
$529,800135.6
134.4138.4
0.9%‐2.0%
Condo Benchmark Hom
e: Greater Victoria$283,500
$281,800$284,900
140.1139.3
140.80.6%
‐0.5%
Townhouse Benchm
ark Home: Greater Victoria
$402,600$401,200
$393,100138.8
138.3135.5
0.3%2.4%
Current Month:
Last Month:
Last Year:
LM%:
LY%: %
change between current m
onth and last month
% change betw
een current month and the sam
e month last year
Previous Periods Comparison of M
LS® HPI Benchmark Prices and M
LS® HPI Index Values
Legend
April 2014
March 2014
April 2013
MLS
® H
PI B
enchmark and M
LS®
HP
I Index Values C
omparison
Victoria Real Estate Board April 2014 statistics
April 2014 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago 6 Months Ago 12 Months Ago 36 Months Ago 60 Months Ago January 2005
Victoria REB
Victoria
Victoria West
Oak Bay
Esquimalt
View Royal
Saanich East
Saanich West
Sooke
Langford
Metchosin
Colwood
Highlands
North Saanich
Sidney
Central Saanich
ML Malahat & Area
GI Gulf Islands
$937,700 $903,400$868,400
$811,400
$796,400 $783,000
$771,100
$770,200 $765,500
$760,000$755,100 $754,500$736,900 $706,500
$672,700
$666,000
$652,700
$623,100 $619,300
$616,000
$611,200
$607,800
$607,800
$598,800 $594,000$594,000
$589,700 $586,500$585,600 $585,200
$579,200$576,500 $576,100 $565,400
$564,300
$563,100
$552,000
$548,600
$544,700
$543,000
$540,600 $535,100
$534,500
$534,000$529,500
$528,200
$524,500
$519,300
$518,400
$515,100
$514,300$512,600
$511,900
$506,500$505,500
$504,700
$502,500
$501,200
$500,400
$495,400
$494,900
$494,300 $492,900
$490,200
$489,700
$487,500
$485,800 $483,000
$481,500
$481,200
$480,200
$477,000
$476,400
$471,500
$467,300
$461,500
$454,300
$453,300
$452,800
$450,200$446,100$443,800
$441,200
$440,300
$438,500 $437,000
$434,500
$433,000
$431,100
$431,000
$428,400
$428,200
$426,300
$424,100
$419,200
$418,100
$417,900
$417,200$416,900
$416,700
$416,700
$416,500
$415,100
$414,700
$412,700$408,800
$408,000
$407,100 $404,500
$399,500
$394,300
$392,600
$381,600
$374,300 $374,100 $372,700$370,200
$369,800
$364,400
$364,100
$362,300
$359,700
$358,300
$356,000
$353,300
$351,600
$348,900
$347,500
$345,400
$345,100
$344,800
$344,300
$341,500
$337,700
$333,900
$332,700
$321,400
$314,800
$308,200
$297,300
$293,200
$282,300
$275,900
$272,800
Benchmark by Timeframe and Property Type: Single Family - All
HPI or Benchmark (Applies to all tabs)HPI
Benchmark Property TypeSingle Family - All
AreaVREB District Summary
Source: Victoria Real Estate Board
April 2014 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago 6 Months Ago 12 Months Ago 36 Months Ago 60 Months Ago January 2005
Victoria REB
Victoria
Victoria West
Oak Bay
Esquimalt
View Royal
Saanich East
Saanich West
Sooke
Langford
Metchosin
Colwood
Highlands
North Saanich
Sidney
Central Saanich
ML Malahat & Area
GI Gulf Islands
157.2
156.5
156.3
155.5
155.0
152.6
152.5
151.8
151.7
150.6
150.1
150.1
149.5
148.3
148.2
148.1
148.0
147.6
147.5
147.4
147.3
147.0
147.0
146.9
146.8
146.2
146.2
146.2
146.1
145.8
145.0
144.8
144.8
144.7144.4
144.2
144.2
144.1
144.0
143.8
143.8
143.6
143.4
143.4
143.4
143.3
143.2
143.2
142.8
142.3
141.2
141.0
140.5
140.3
140.2
140.1
139.9
139.9
139.8
139.7
139.5
139.4
139.1
138.8138.1
137.7
137.7
137.6
137.5
137.0
136.9
136.8
136.7
136.7
136.2
136.0
135.9
135.9
135.7 135.6
135.6 135.2
135.2
135.1
134.7
134.3
134.2
134.1
133.9
133.5
132.8
132.6
132.5
132.4
132.4 132.3
132.1
131.7
130.8
130.5
130.1
130.0
129.9
129.4129.2
129.1
129.1
128.9
128.0
127.6
127.4126.5126.2
125.7 124.7124.7
124.2119.0
118.4
117.8117.6
116.4
115.2
114.5 113.8
113.5 100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
HPI by Timeframe and Property Type: Single Family - All
HPI or Benchmark (Applies to all tabs)HPI
Benchmark Property TypeSingle Family - All
AreaVREB District Summary
Source: Victoria Real Estate Board
April 2014 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago 6 Months Ago 12 Months Ago 36 Months Ago 60 Months Ago January 2005
Victoria REB
Victoria
Victoria West
Oak Bay
Esquimalt
View Royal
Saanich East
Saanich West
Langford
Colwood
Sidney
$484,800 $473,300$457,000$450,200 $447,500$446,900 $431,300
$350,600
$346,300
$338,800
$337,200
$330,100$325,900$325,900 $325,500$325,500
$324,300
$323,500
$321,500
$320,100
$317,100
$313,800$311,400 $307,600
$307,300
$302,800$296,300 $289,200
$288,900
$285,300
$284,900
$283,600
$283,500 $283,100$281,800 $276,800
$276,700
$276,700
$270,200$269,400 $269,000
$269,000
$268,300 $265,200
$262,900$261,700
$257,600
$257,100 $256,300$256,300 $255,900
$254,600
$252,900
$248,100
$245,800$245,100
$245,000
$244,100
$243,700 $242,800
$242,300
$240,700 $239,700
$239,500 $237,800$237,500
$237,300 $237,000
$234,400$234,000
$233,000
$231,700
$231,300
$230,100 $226,200
$217,900$217,900 $212,900$211,600$211,400 $205,900
$202,300
$189,900
$186,800
$165,400
$165,400
$155,700
$144,800
Benchmark by Timeframe and Property Type: Condo Apartment
HPI or Benchmark (Applies to all tabs)HPI
Benchmark Property TypeCondo Apartment
AreaVREB District Summary
Source: Victoria Real Estate Board
April 2014 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago 6 Months Ago 12 Months Ago 36 Months Ago 60 Months Ago January 2005
Victoria REB
Victoria
Victoria West
Oak Bay
Esquimalt
View Royal
Saanich East
Saanich West
Langford
Colwood
Sidney
169.2
167.3
163.5156.8 155.6
152.9
152.4 152.2
151.9
150.5
150.5
150.5
150.3
148.6148.2
147.8
147.3
147.0
146.8
146.1146.0
145.5
145.3
144.9
144.8
144.0
143.8143.6
143.1
142.8
142.3
142.2
141.9
141.7
141.7
141.7141.5
141.3
140.8
140.7
140.2
140.1
140.1
140.1
139.9
139.9
139.9
139.7
139.7139.7
139.7
139.6
139.3
138.0
137.6 137.2137.2
137.1
137.0
136.8
135.9
135.7
134.9132.9 132.1131.9
130.9
130.4 129.0
128.1
127.3
126.5125.5
125.0
124.0
122.6119.6 100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
HPI by Timeframe and Property Type: Condo Apartment
HPI or Benchmark (Applies to all tabs)HPI
Benchmark Property TypeCondo Apartment
AreaVREB District Summary
Source: Victoria Real Estate Board
April 2014 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago 6 Months Ago 12 Months Ago 36 Months Ago 60 Months Ago January 2005
Victoria REB
Victoria
Victoria West
Oak Bay
Esquimalt
View Royal
Saanich East
Saanich West
Sooke
Langford
Colwood
Sidney
Central Saanich
ML Malahat & Area
GI Gulf Islands
$591,900$535,500 $531,100$527,000 $523,000
$521,300
$516,100 $505,300
$495,300
$491,400 $491,000$490,700 $488,500$488,100 $479,500
$456,700
$439,100
$433,300
$428,200
$425,700
$421,300$421,000 $418,800$418,200 $413,600
$412,700
$412,600
$411,800$411,300 $409,000
$408,900$407,500$407,500
$405,700
$402,900
$402,700
$402,600
$402,500$402,500
$401,200
$400,900
$400,100
$399,700
$398,800
$398,000
$397,100 $396,800
$395,900
$395,600
$394,800 $393,100
$385,800
$382,300
$380,500
$380,000
$379,900
$378,200
$375,500
$375,100
$373,500
$370,600
$368,800
$367,900
$366,300
$366,200
$365,100 $363,400$363,400$361,500
$361,100
$360,200
$359,800$357,800
$354,300
$353,300
$353,100$353,100$349,100
$347,600
$346,700
$345,500 $343,200$342,200
$341,700
$339,900
$339,500$336,700
$336,200$334,700
$329,600
$329,100
$328,100
$327,900
$327,800
$322,900
$321,700 $317,400$311,600
$309,200$306,400
$301,700 $301,400
$298,800 $294,300
$294,000
$292,200
$290,900 $290,300
$290,100
$286,800
$286,400
$286,000
$283,500
$281,400
$277,800
$254,900
$253,100
$252,200
$221,300
$189,400
Benchmark by Timeframe and Property Type: Townhouse
HPI or Benchmark (Applies to all tabs)HPI
Benchmark Property TypeTownhouse
AreaVREB District Summary
Source: Victoria Real Estate Board
April 2014 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago 6 Months Ago 12 Months Ago 36 Months Ago 60 Months Ago January 2005
Victoria REB
Victoria
Victoria West
Oak Bay
Esquimalt
View Royal
Saanich East
Saanich West
Sooke
Langford
Colwood
Sidney
Central Saanich
ML Malahat & Area
GI Gulf Islands 169.5
163.6
163.3161.8
159.5159.5
157.8
157.7
156.5
156.3
155.8 155.7
155.4 153.6
153.3
153.3
151.9
151.5
151.2
150.0
148.7
148.6
148.4
148.1
147.6
147.3147.2
146.9
146.4146.2
145.9
144.8
144.7
144.7
144.6
144.1143.8143.6
143.1
142.8
142.5
141.7
140.6
139.6
139.1
138.8
138.6138.6
138.3
138.3 137.8
137.2
137.2
137.0
136.9136.9
136.4 136.3136.2
136.1
136.1
136.1135.7
135.6
135.5
135.5
134.7
134.3
134.0
133.4
133.1
132.9
132.5
131.8
131.4 130.8
130.8
130.8
130.8
130.7
130.2
130.1
130.0
129.8
129.2
128.5
128.1
127.5
127.1
126.9126.2
125.9
125.4
125.4
125.3
123.1
122.6
120.9
120.5
119.2 119.1
118.4117.4 114.4 114.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
HPI by Timeframe and Property Type: Townhouse
HPI or Benchmark (Applies to all tabs)HPI
Benchmark Property TypeTownhouse
AreaVREB District Summary
Source: Victoria Real Estate Board
Area
Property Type
Single Family -
All
Single Family -
1 Storey
Single Family -
2 Storey
Townhouse
Condo
Apartment
Composite
Victoria REB
Core
Westshore
Peninsula
Gulf Islands
Malahat & Area
Area/Property Type Selection Tool To Select Multiple Options: Hold CTRL and click the selections below
Core, Single Family - All
Peninsula, Single Family - All
Victoria REB, Single Family - All
Westshore, Single Family - All
Select Date Range:All values
HPI or Benchmark (Applies to all tabs)HPI
Benchmark
Benchmark Performance over Time
AreaVREB Area Summary
Source: Victoria Real Estate Board
Select the red marker(s) from the Area/Property Type Selection Tool Matrix on the right to graph your selection.
Jan 2006
Jan 2008
Jan 2010
Jan 2012
Jan 2014
Benchmark ($)
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
Area
Property Type
Single Family -
All
Single Family -
1 Storey
Single Family -
2 Storey
Townhouse
Condo
Apartment
Composite
Victoria REB
Core
Westshore
Peninsula
Gulf Islands
Malahat & Area
Area/Property Type Selection Tool To Select Multiple Options: Hold CTRL and click the selections below
Core, Condo Apartment
Peninsula, Condo Apartment
Victoria REB, Condo Apartment
Westshore, Condo Apartment
Select Date Range:All values
HPI or Benchmark (Applies to all tabs)HPI
Benchmark
Benchmark Performance over Time
AreaVREB Area Summary
Source: Victoria Real Estate Board
Select the red marker(s) from the Area/Property Type Selection Tool Matrix on the right to graph your selection.
Jan 2006
Jan 2008
Jan 2010
Jan 2012
Jan 2014
Benchmark ($)
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
Area
Property Type
Single Family -
All
Single Family -
1 Storey
Single Family -
2 Storey
Townhouse
Condo
Apartment
Composite
Victoria REB
Core
Westshore
Peninsula
Gulf Islands
Malahat & Area
Area/Property Type Selection Tool To Select Multiple Options: Hold CTRL and click the selections below
Core, Townhouse
Peninsula, Townhouse
Victoria REB, Townhouse
Westshore, Townhouse
Select Date Range:All values
HPI or Benchmark (Applies to all tabs)HPI
Benchmark
Benchmark Performance over Time
AreaVREB Area Summary
Source: Victoria Real Estate Board
Select the red marker(s) from the Area/Property Type Selection Tool Matrix on the right to graph your selection.
Jan 2006
Jan 2008
Jan 2010
Jan 2012
Jan 2014
Benchmark ($)
300,000
350,000
400,000
450,000
Area
Property Type
Single Family -
All
Single Family -
1 Storey
Single Family -
2 Storey
Townhouse
Condo
Apartment
Composite
Victoria REB
Core
Westshore
Peninsula
Gulf Islands
Malahat & Area
Area/Property Type Selection Tool To Select Multiple Options: Hold CTRL and click the selections below
Victoria REB, Condo Apartment
Victoria REB, Single Family - All
Victoria REB, Townhouse
Select Date Range:All values
HPI or Benchmark (Applies to all tabs)HPI
Benchmark
Benchmark Performance over Time
AreaVREB Area Summary
Source: Victoria Real Estate Board
Select the red marker(s) from the Area/Property Type Selection Tool Matrix on the right to graph your selection.
Jan 2006
Jan 2008
Jan 2010
Jan 2012
Jan 2014
Benchmark ($)
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
Monthly Sales SummaryThursday, May 1, 2014
Units Total Volume
April 2014
Region
District
ResidentialSingle Familyl
Greater Victoria
Victoria 46 $31,163,300
Victoria West 2 $951,000
Oak Bay 28 $27,013,400
Esquimalt 14 $7,653,700
View Royal 7 $3,476,130
Saanich East 89 $59,350,238
Saanich West 25 $14,363,800
Central Saanich 19 $10,839,000
North Saanich 11 $6,691,145
Sidney 8 $3,503,600
Highlands 3 $2,035,000
Colwood 17 $9,620,500
Langford 49 $24,558,564
Metchosin 1 $375,000
Sooke 23 $8,177,300
Waterfront (all districts) 19 $22,519,751
Total Greater Victoria 361 $232,291,428
Other Areas
Shawnigan Lake / Malahat 4 $1,223,000
Gulf Islands 23 $9,373,400
UpIsland / Mainland 7 $2,536,100
Waterfront (all districts) 6 $3,028,500
Total Other Areas 40 $16,161,000
Total Single Family 401 $248,452,428
Condominiuml
Greater Victoria
Victoria 61 $19,247,500
Victoria West 7 $2,817,300
Oak Bay 7 $1,895,200
Esquimalt 5 $967,000
View Royal 2 $512,900
Saanich East 26 $7,553,798
Saanich West 4 $1,235,000
Central Saanich 1 $312,000
Sidney 17 $4,534,000
Colwood 6 $1,871,800
Langford 16 $3,997,300
Waterfront (all districts) 11 $4,578,000
Total Greater Victoria 163 $49,521,798
Total Condominium 163 $49,521,798
1Victoria Real Estate Board Multiple Listing Service ®
Monthly Sales SummaryThursday, May 1, 2014
Units Total Volume
April 2014
Region
District
Townhousel
Greater Victoria
Victoria 8 $3,631,900
Victoria West 1 $515,000
Esquimalt 1 $285,000
View Royal 6 $2,749,500
Saanich East 17 $7,985,900
Saanich West 5 $1,639,000
Central Saanich 5 $1,736,500
North Saanich 1 $487,900
Sidney 7 $2,357,500
Langford 8 $2,582,400
Sooke 2 $648,900
Waterfront (all districts) 3 $1,432,000
Total Greater Victoria 64 $26,051,500
Other Areas
Gulf Islands 1 $348,000
Total Other Areas 1 $348,000
Total Townhouse 65 $26,399,500
Manufactured Homesl
Greater Victoria
View Royal 1 $114,000
Central Saanich 5 $816,500
Langford 3 $212,000
Sooke 2 $65,000
Waterfront (all districts) 1 $350,000
Total Greater Victoria 12 $1,557,500
Other Areas
UpIsland / Mainland 1 $72,000
Total Other Areas 1 $72,000
Total Manufactured Homes 13 $1,629,500
Total Residential 642 $326,003,226
2Victoria Real Estate Board Multiple Listing Service ®
Monthly Sales SummaryThursday, May 1, 2014
Units Total Volume
April 2014
Region
District
Grand Totals 664 $335,342,298
9 $2,385,572Other Commercial Propertiesl
Other Property
Lots & Acreage (Incl Wtrfrnt)l
Greater Victoria
Victoria 1 $350,000
Esquimalt 1 $303,000
Saanich West 1 $375,000
North Saanich 3 $4,310,000
Highlands 1 $325,000
Colwood 1 $247,500
Langford 2 $425,000
Sooke 2 $303,000
Total Greater Victoria 12 $6,638,500
Other Areas
Gulf Islands 1 $315,000
Total Other Areas 1 $315,000
Total Lots & Acreage (Incl Wtrfrnt) 13 $6,953,500
3Victoria Real Estate Board Multiple Listing Service ®
Active Listings, New Listings and Sales April 2014Thursday, May 01, 2014
2,900
3,100
3,300
3,500
3,700
3,900
4,100
4,300
4,500
4,700
4,900
5,100
5,300
Apr
201
2
May
201
2
Jun
2012
Jul 2
012
Aug
201
2
Sep
201
2
Oct
201
2
Nov
201
2
Dec
201
2
Jan
2013
Feb
2013
Mar
201
3
Apr
201
3
May
201
3
Jun
2013
Jul 2
013
Aug
201
3
Sep
201
3
Oct
201
3
Nov
201
3
Dec
201
3
Jan
2014
Feb
2014
Mar
201
4
Apr
201
4
Total Active MLS® Listings
Total Ne MLS® Listings and Total MLS® Sales
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
2,000
Apr
201
2
May
201
2
Jun
2012
Jul 2
012
Aug
201
2
Sep
201
2
Oct
201
2
Nov
201
2
Dec
201
2
Jan
2013
Feb
2013
Mar
201
3
Apr
201
3
May
201
3
Jun
2013
Jul 2
013
Aug
201
3
Sep
201
3
Oct
201
3
Nov
201
3
Dec
201
3
Jan
2014
Feb
2014
Mar
201
4
Apr
201
4
Total New MLS® Listings and Total MLS® Sales
Listings Sales
Victoria Real Estate Board Multiple Listing Service ®
Sales to Active Listings Ratio April 2014Thursday, May 01, 2014
4%6%8%
10%12%14%16%18%20%22%24%
Apr
201
2
May
201
2
Jun
2012
Jul 2
012
Aug
201
2
Sep
201
2
Oct
201
2
Nov
201
2
Dec
201
2
Jan
2013
Feb
2013
Mar
201
3
Apr
201
3
May
201
3
Jun
2013
Jul 2
013
Aug
201
3
Sep
201
3
Oct
201
3
Nov
201
3
Dec
201
3
Jan
2014
Feb
2014
Mar
201
4
Apr
201
4
Balanced Market
The Sales to Active Listings Ratio
This chart tracks the ratio of total residential sales over total active residential listings at month-end for
Victoria Real Estate Board Multiple Listing Service ®
This chart tracks the ratio of total residential sales over total active residential listings at month-end for each of the last 25 months.
The active listing count and the sales count can be viewed as indicators of housing supply and demand respectively. Observing the ratio between them can thus help indicate a "buyers' market", where there is downward pressure on prices, and a "sellers' market", where there is upward pressure on prices.
A rule of thumb for interpreting the Sales to Active Listings Ratio is that when the ratio is:
- below 10%, there is downward pressure on prices (buyers' market)- above 25%, there is upward pressure on prices (sellers' market)- in the 15-20% range, there is little pressure on prices either way (balanced market)
Monthly Comparative Activity By Property Type Thursday, May 01, 2014
April 2014
Current Month
This Year % ChangeLast Year
Year To Date
This Year % ChangeLast Year
Single Family - Residential
Units Listed 672
Units Sold 336
Sell/List Ratio 50
Sales Dollars $199,121,432
Average Price / Unit $592,623
Price Ratio 98
Days To Sell 53
Active Listings at Month End 1380
%
%
597
319
53
$191,199,525
$599,372
97
58
1482
%
%
13
5
4
-1
-9
-7
%
%
%
%
%
%
2067
945
46
$541,829,749
$573,365
98
59
%
%
2009
855
43
$482,987,880
$564,898
97
64
%
%
3
11
12
1
-9
%
%
%
%
%
Single Family - Residential Waterfront
Units Listed 79
Units Sold 22
Sell/List Ratio 28
Sales Dollars $24,520,751
Average Price / Unit $1,114,580
Price Ratio 98
Days To Sell 114
Active Listings at Month End 286
%
%
64
15
23
$23,503,500
$1,566,900
90
138
262
%
%
23
47
4
-29
-17
9
%
%
%
%
%
%
228
56
25
$63,882,039
$1,140,751
94
128
%
%
198
49
25
$58,102,000
$1,185,755
92
149
%
%
15
14
10
-4
-14
%
%
%
%
%
Single Family - Residential Acreage
Units Listed 95
Units Sold 33
Sell/List Ratio 35
Sales Dollars $20,801,245
Average Price / Unit $630,341
Price Ratio 95
Days To Sell 99
Active Listings at Month End 318
%
%
97
24
25
$16,390,000
$682,917
95
90
346
%
%
-2
38
27
-8
10
-8
%
%
%
%
%
%
264
90
34
$65,259,020
$725,100
96
113
%
%
287
84
29
$51,591,100
$614,180
95
110
%
%
-8
7
26
18
3
%
%
%
%
%
Condominium
Units Listed 335
Units Sold 163
Sell/List Ratio 49
Sales Dollars $49,521,798
Average Price / Unit $303,815
Price Ratio 97
Days To Sell 60
Active Listings at Month End 894
%
%
318
149
47
$43,601,700
$292,629
96
91
970
%
%
5
9
14
4
-34
-8
%
%
%
%
%
%
1195
520
44
$166,017,154
$319,264
97
73
%
%
1122
463
41
$133,465,235
$288,262
96
85
%
%
7
12
24
11
-14
%
%
%
%
%
1Victoria Real Estate Board Multiple Listing Service ®
Monthly Comparative Activity By Property Type Thursday, May 01, 2014
April 2014
Current Month
This Year % ChangeLast Year
Year To Date
This Year % ChangeLast Year
Townhouse
Units Listed 128
Units Sold 65
Sell/List Ratio 51
Sales Dollars $26,399,500
Average Price / Unit $406,146
Price Ratio 98
Days To Sell 54
Active Listings at Month End 369
%
%
134
62
46
$26,412,780
$426,013
97
75
405
%
%
-4
5
0
-5
-27
-9
%
%
%
%
%
%
467
205
44
$84,723,800
$413,287
97
65
%
%
467
194
42
$80,185,040
$413,325
97
83
%
%
0
6
6
0
-21
%
%
%
%
%
Strata Duplex (Up and Down)
Units Listed 2
Units Sold 0
Sell/List Ratio 0
Sales Dollars $0
Average Price / Unit
Price Ratio
Days To Sell
Active Listings at Month End 3
%
%
0
0
$0
6
%
%
-50
%
%
%
%
%
%
4
2
50
$521,000
$260,500
95
89
%
%
7
1
14
$367,500
$367,500
99
15
%
%
-43
100
42
-29
493
%
%
%
%
%
Strata Duplex (Side by Side)
Units Listed 13
Units Sold 3
Sell/List Ratio 23
Sales Dollars $1,411,000
Average Price / Unit $470,333
Price Ratio 97
Days To Sell 27
Active Listings at Month End 31
%
%
19
5
26
$1,878,000
$375,600
97
69
32
%
%
-32
-40
-25
25
-61
-3
%
%
%
%
%
%
45
23
51
$9,816,150
$426,789
97
59
%
%
44
14
32
$5,436,500
$388,321
97
53
%
%
2
64
81
10
11
%
%
%
%
%
Strata Duplex (Front and Back)
Units Listed 2
Units Sold 2
Sell/List Ratio 100
Sales Dollars $673,000
Average Price / Unit $336,500
Price Ratio 98
Days To Sell 117
Active Listings at Month End 7
%
%
5
1
20
$517,500
$517,500
100
10
11
%
%
-60
100
30
-35
1065
-36
%
%
%
%
%
%
12
7
58
$2,527,500
$361,071
97
68
%
%
11
2
18
$809,500
$404,750
98
68
%
%
9
250
212
-11
0
%
%
%
%
%
2Victoria Real Estate Board Multiple Listing Service ®
Monthly Comparative Activity By Property Type Thursday, May 01, 2014
April 2014
Current Month
This Year % ChangeLast Year
Year To Date
This Year % ChangeLast Year
Recreational
Units Listed 3
Units Sold 3
Sell/List Ratio 100
Sales Dollars $520,000
Average Price / Unit $173,333
Price Ratio 94
Days To Sell 328
Active Listings at Month End 17
%
%
3
0
0
$0
30
%
%
0
-43
%
%
%
%
%
%
12
3
25
$520,000
$173,333
94
328
%
%
7
0
0
$0
%
%
71 %
%
%
%
%
Manufactured Home
Units Listed 37
Units Sold 13
Sell/List Ratio 35
Sales Dollars $1,629,500
Average Price / Unit $125,346
Price Ratio 94
Days To Sell 84
Active Listings at Month End 120
%
%
37
14
38
$1,758,000
$125,571
91
155
133
%
%
0
-7
-7
0
-46
-10
%
%
%
%
%
%
106
51
48
$6,164,050
$120,864
94
114
%
%
118
49
42
$4,997,000
$101,980
91
124
%
%
-10
4
23
19
-7
%
%
%
%
%
Residential Lots
Units Listed 42
Units Sold 7
Sell/List Ratio 17
Sales Dollars $1,765,500
Average Price / Unit $252,214
Price Ratio 93
Days To Sell 165
Active Listings at Month End 228
%
%
32
7
22
$2,034,142
$290,592
130
264
228
%
%
31
0
-13
-13
-37
0
%
%
%
%
%
%
147
27
18
$6,451,550
$238,946
97
169
%
%
138
18
13
$5,900,162
$327,787
113
151
%
%
7
50
9
-27
12
%
%
%
%
%
Residential Lots - Waterfront
Units Listed 6
Units Sold 1
Sell/List Ratio 17
Sales Dollars $315,000
Average Price / Unit $315,000
Price Ratio 90
Days To Sell 29
Active Listings at Month End 41
%
%
12
2
17
$539,500
$269,750
97
164
51
%
%
-50
-50
-42
17
-82
-20
%
%
%
%
%
%
22
2
9
$434,900
$217,450
93
50
%
%
24
2
8
$539,500
$269,750
97
164
%
%
-8
0
-19
-19
-70
%
%
%
%
%
3Victoria Real Estate Board Multiple Listing Service ®
Monthly Comparative Activity By Property Type Thursday, May 01, 2014
April 2014
Current Month
This Year % ChangeLast Year
Year To Date
This Year % ChangeLast Year
Residential Acreage
Units Listed 27
Units Sold 2
Sell/List Ratio 7
Sales Dollars $548,000
Average Price / Unit $274,000
Price Ratio 95
Days To Sell 187
Active Listings at Month End 208
%
%
33
2
6
$550,000
$275,000
61
26
181
%
%
-18
0
0
0
633
15
%
%
%
%
%
%
102
11
11
$2,644,400
$240,400
90
175
%
%
76
5
7
$1,190,100
$238,020
73
71
%
%
34
120
122
1
147
%
%
%
%
%
Residential Acreage - Waterfront
Units Listed 6
Units Sold 3
Sell/List Ratio 50
Sales Dollars $4,325,000
Average Price / Unit $1,441,667
Price Ratio 93
Days To Sell 154
Active Listings at Month End 71
%
%
7
0
0
$0
69
%
%
-14
3
%
%
%
%
%
%
33
5
15
$5,053,000
$1,010,600
92
140
%
%
22
0
0
$0
%
%
50 %
%
%
%
%
Revenue - Duplex/Triplex
Units Listed 8
Units Sold 2
Sell/List Ratio 25
Sales Dollars $1,405,000
Average Price / Unit $702,500
Price Ratio 98
Days To Sell 54
Active Listings at Month End 19
%
%
3
3
100
$2,071,000
$690,333
94
48
15
%
%
167
-33
-32
2
13
27
%
%
%
%
%
%
23
5
22
$3,269,000
$653,800
97
36
%
%
15
7
47
$4,279,500
$611,357
95
79
%
%
53
-29
-24
7
-54
%
%
%
%
%
Revenue - Multi Units
Units Listed 2
Units Sold 1
Sell/List Ratio 50
Sales Dollars $960,000
Average Price / Unit $960,000
Price Ratio 96
Days To Sell 38
Active Listings at Month End 17
%
%
3
0
0
$0
10
%
%
-33
70
%
%
%
%
%
%
11
4
36
$3,689,000
$922,250
96
178
%
%
10
2
20
$1,306,100
$653,050
85
69
%
%
10
100
182
41
160
%
%
%
%
%
4Victoria Real Estate Board Multiple Listing Service ®
Monthly Comparative Activity By Property Type Thursday, May 01, 2014
April 2014
Current Month
This Year % ChangeLast Year
Year To Date
This Year % ChangeLast Year
Revenue - Apartment Block
Units Listed 2
Units Sold 0
Sell/List Ratio 0
Sales Dollars $0
Average Price / Unit
Price Ratio
Days To Sell
Active Listings at Month End 6
%
%
2
0
0
$0
5
%
%
0
20
%
%
%
%
%
%
6
1
17
$4,300,000
$4,300,000
144
82
%
%
5
1
20
$1,600,000
$1,600,000
82
259
%
%
20
0
169
169
-68
%
%
%
%
%
Revenue - Commercial
Units Listed 11
Units Sold 2
Sell/List Ratio 18
Sales Dollars $968,500
Average Price / Unit $484,250
Price Ratio 94
Days To Sell 79
Active Listings at Month End 59
%
%
7
3
43
$2,250,000
$750,000
86
145
48
%
%
57
-33
-57
-35
-46
23
%
%
%
%
%
%
38
8
21
$6,308,500
$788,563
74
121
%
%
26
9
35
$4,579,000
$508,778
90
172
%
%
46
-11
38
55
-30
%
%
%
%
%
Revenue - Industrial
Units Listed 0
Units Sold 0
Sell/List Ratio
Sales Dollars $0
Average Price / Unit
Price Ratio
Days To Sell
Active Listings at Month End 2
%
%
0
0
$0
1
%
%
100
%
%
%
%
%
%
1
0
0
$0
%
%
1
1
100
$870,000
$870,000
79
153
%
%
0
-100
-100
%
%
%
%
%
Business with Land & Building
Units Listed 20
Units Sold 2
Sell/List Ratio 10
Sales Dollars $425,020
Average Price / Unit $212,510
Price Ratio 95
Days To Sell 128
Active Listings at Month End 66
%
%
10
0
0
$0
60
%
%
100
10
%
%
%
%
%
%
45
10
22
$4,654,958
$465,496
87
123
%
%
31
4
13
$5,424,900
$1,356,225
95
352
%
%
45
150
-14
-66
-65
%
%
%
%
%
5Victoria Real Estate Board Multiple Listing Service ®
Monthly Comparative Activity By Property Type Thursday, May 01, 2014
April 2014
Current Month
This Year % ChangeLast Year
Year To Date
This Year % ChangeLast Year
Business Only
Units Listed 11
Units Sold 1
Sell/List Ratio 9
Sales Dollars $32,000
Average Price / Unit $32,000
Price Ratio 36
Days To Sell 275
Active Listings at Month End 74
%
%
10
1
10
$256,000
$256,000
90
68
75
%
%
10
0
-88
-88
304
-1
%
%
%
%
%
%
41
11
27
$1,462,900
$132,991
90
241
%
%
50
6
12
$876,500
$146,083
84
131
%
%
-18
83
67
-9
83
%
%
%
%
%
Motel/Hotel
Units Listed 1
Units Sold 0
Sell/List Ratio 0
Sales Dollars $0
Average Price / Unit
Price Ratio
Days To Sell
Active Listings at Month End 12
%
%
1
0
0
$0
10
%
%
0
20
%
%
%
%
%
%
5
-1
-20
-$3,800,000
$3,800,000
83
%
%
5
0
0
$0
%
%
0 %
%
%
%
%
Lease - Office
Units Listed 6
Units Sold 1
Sell/List Ratio 17
Sales Dollars $15
Average Price / Unit $15
Price Ratio
Days To Sell 287
Active Listings at Month End 29
%
%
5
1
20
$10
$10
329
36
%
%
20
0
45
45
-13
-19
%
%
%
%
%
%
10
1
10
$15
$15
287
%
%
19
1
5
$10
$10
329
%
%
-47
0
45
45
-13
%
%
%
%
%
Lease - Retail
Units Listed 6
Units Sold 1
Sell/List Ratio 17
Sales Dollars $22
Average Price / Unit $22
Price Ratio
Days To Sell 67
Active Listings at Month End 39
%
%
2
5
250
$99
$20
224
35
%
%
200
-80
-77
13
-70
11
%
%
%
%
%
%
24
4
17
$79
$20
74
%
%
12
7
58
$128
$18
202
%
%
100
-43
-39
8
-63
%
%
%
%
%
6Victoria Real Estate Board Multiple Listing Service ®
Monthly Comparative Activity By Property Type Thursday, May 01, 2014
April 2014
Current Month
This Year % ChangeLast Year
Year To Date
This Year % ChangeLast Year
Lease - Warehouse
Units Listed 0
Units Sold 0
Sell/List Ratio
Sales Dollars $0
Average Price / Unit
Price Ratio
Days To Sell
Active Listings at Month End 1
%
%
0
0
$0
0
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
1
0
0
$0
%
%
0
0
$0
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
Lease - Industrial
Units Listed 0
Units Sold 0
Sell/List Ratio
Sales Dollars $0
Average Price / Unit
Price Ratio
Days To Sell
Active Listings at Month End 1
%
%
0
0
$0
0
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
1
0
0
$0
%
%
0
0
$0
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
Lease - Other
Units Listed 6
Units Sold 1
Sell/List Ratio 17
Sales Dollars $16
Average Price / Unit $16
Price Ratio
Days To Sell 98
Active Listings at Month End 49
%
%
5
1
20
$11
$11
146
42
%
%
20
0
40
40
-33
17
%
%
%
%
%
%
33
3
9
$44
$15
164
%
%
34
9
26
$164
$18
177
%
%
-3
-67
-73
-19
-7
%
%
%
%
%
Commercial Land
Units Listed 1
Units Sold 0
Sell/List Ratio 0
Sales Dollars $0
Average Price / Unit
Price Ratio
Days To Sell
Active Listings at Month End 57
%
%
2
1
50
$385,000
$385,000
97
45
42
%
%
-50
-100
-100
36
%
%
%
%
%
%
18
0
0
$0
%
%
20
3
15
$1,855,000
$618,333
94
100
%
%
-10
-100
-100
%
%
%
%
%
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Monthly Comparative Activity By Property Type Thursday, May 01, 2014
April 2014
Current Month
This Year % ChangeLast Year
Year To Date
This Year % ChangeLast Year
Units Listed 1521
Units Sold 664
Sell/List Ratio 44
Sales Dollars $335,342,298
Average Price / Unit $505,034
Price Ratio 97
Days To Sell 65
Active Listings at Month End 4404
%
%
Grand Totals
1408
615
44
$313,346,768
$509,507
96
78
4585
%
%
8
8
7
-1
-17
-4
%
%
%
%
%
%
4961
1993
40
$975,728,807
$489,578
97
74
%
%
4758
1786
38
$846,362,819
$473,887
96
82
%
%
4
12
15
3
-10
%
%
%
%
%
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Thursday, May 01, 2014
April 2014Previous Periods Comparison of Unit Sales, Average Prices and Median Prices
Sales by Property Type
Single Family Greater Victoria
Single Family Other Areas
Single Family Total All Areas
Condos
Townhouses
Manufactured Homes
Total Residential
Total Sales
Active Listings
Units Median$Average$LY%LM% LY%LM% LY%LM% Units Median$Average$ Units Median$Average$
2014 - April
361
163
65
13
642
401
664
40
4,404
283
158
68
12
548
310
575
27
4,050
339
149
62
14
592
367
615
28
4,585
$643,467
$303,815
$406,146
$125,346
$619,582
$404,025
$551,000
$267,500
$370,000
$110,000
$545,000
$375,000
$632,751
$293,141
$411,375
$119,658
$624,751
$540,896
$529,950
$283,200
$374,500
$119,950
$529,900
$458,900
$652,611
$292,629
$426,013
$125,571
$641,852
$511,589
$542,150
$265,000
$415,450
$130,250
$540,000
$483,500
27.6%
3.2%
-4.4%
8.3%
17.2%
29.4%
15.5%
48.1%
8.7%
6.5%
9.4%
4.8%
-7.1%
8.4%
9.3%
8.0%
42.9%
-3.9%
1.7%
3.6%
-1.3%
4.8%
-0.8%
-25.3%
-1.4%
3.8%
-4.7%
-0.2%
-3.5%
-21.0%
4.0%
-5.5%
-1.2%
-8.3%
2.8%
-18.3%
1.6%
0.9%
-10.9%
-15.5%
0.9%
-22.4%
2014 - March 2013 - April
Legend
Units: net number of listings soldLM%: percentage change since Last MonthLY%: percentage change since This Month Last YearAverage$: average selling priceMedian$: median selling priceActive Listings: total listings on the market at midnight on the last day of the month
This Month Last Month This Month Last Year
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