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Nick Chen
Personal Real Estate Corporation

RE/MAX Crest Realty
3215 Macdonald Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6L 2N2

© Nick Chen PREC. All Rights Reserved.

Is the market recovering? Home sales show improvement in October

Is it a Buyer’s market?

Detached Homes

Both the detached and attached markets are showing signs of being a buyer’s market. New homes on the market outpace the number of sales, and the average sales price continues to decrease. For all you buyers out there, this basically means that the picking is yours. Take advantage of it. From a buyer’s perspective, this is great! However, you should keep in mind that the number of sold homes doubled from the previous month. This type of action in real estate usually means that the competition for sellers is fierce, but don’t worry as there are still plenty of buyers looking. We expect that the market will continue to be relatively cool as we enter into 2019. Even still, out of the 7 homes sold, 2 were above asking price.

Attached Homes

In terms of detached homes, i.e. condos, duplexes, and townhouses, we continue to see similar trends in the number of new listings and sales as the previous month. Even the average days on the market for this month is virtually the same as September. What we have noted that’s changed is the sale prices. They continue to decrease with more supply than demand. We expect that the amount of total active listings will continue to climb, giving buyers even more to choose from and less pressure to make a quick decision. As a buyer, you’ll be able to take a bit of time to really find what you’re looking for. This as well is a trend that we predict will probably continue into the end of the year and into the beginning of 2019. Out of 34 homes sold, 6 were at asking price or above.  

Information taken November 7, 2018 from REBGV and MLS by Nick Chen PREC* deemed accurate from the respective sources. Nick Chen PREC* is the provider of the data and analysis to the writer for the purposes of creating an informative article providing informative publicly available information in a condensed manner. All data is presented to show a snap stat of the real estate market at the given time, further detail requires in-depth consultation and appropriate disclosures with a licensed real estate professional.
Nick Chen
Personal Real Estate Corporation

RE/MAX Crest Realty
3215 Macdonald Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6L 2N2

© Nick Chen PREC. All Rights Reserved.

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