The average days on the market was 122 (up from 97 in Q3). List price to sales price ratio was 92% (up from 91% in Q3) and the average sold price was $1286 psf (up from $1250psf in Q3). The least expensive sold for $1026psf and the most expensive sold for $1623psf.
There were 5 sales between $2 and $3M. 3 sales between $3 and $4M and one sale over $4M. The most expensive was $4.3M which was on Coal Harbour's waterfront Two Harbour Green, which had 2 sales on the n.w. corner, 5 floors apart and an additional $81,000 pr floor. The condo which sold for $4.3M broke a new price for the waterfront ($1612psf).
The 4 solds over $3M are consistent with the stats of 12 sales over $3M in Q3.
Now that the investors have flipped their Vancouver Shangri-la condos, the prices are rising.
The building just achieved a sale price of over $1500psf. The same suite sold, eight floors higher, in June at $1235 psf. Currently there are only three suites for sale in the Estates at Shangri-la, including my lisitng on 53rd floor, which is a unique (one of only 3) double height 3 bedroom 4500 sqft
Listings at a record low for the year and sales at a record high. Kits condo supply dropped from 2 months in Sept to 1.6 months in October. Vancouver real estate market analysis for Kitsilano condos saw October listings flat at 80. Sales increased 25% to 50, the highest for the last 22 months, tied with July which is the highest for the year, and three times as many as October'08. The average sale price dipped to $474,000 but is higher than a year ago. Average $psf for solds $584. Average Days on the market for sold condos up slightly to 18. The last quarter have had the lowest DOM for the year. List price to sale price ratio back to 100%. A whopping 75% sold at or above list price, indicating many buyers still looking to buy. October saw 65% of the sales under $500,000. Only 5 listings didn't sell or were cancelled, up from 2 in Sept and 6 in August. Only one of the expireds was relisted. Market needs some more listings.
The October graphs for Greater Vancouver real estate show the average price of Greater Vancouver homes, townhomes and condos are nearly back to the top, having regained what they lost last year. Prices have been rising since March. The graph shows the houses on the top, townhomes (middle) and condos (bottom) average price from 1977 to present. The Vancouver market peaked in 1981, 1989,1993 and 2008. Vancouver real estate didn’t appreciate much between 1994 and 2002 but they did between 2002 and 2008 and are now testing the highs of 2008. Following are the stats for Vancouver West Side Listings decreased from September but sales were up and the highest since June. Normally the market will ease up going into Christmas, we shall see if that happens this year.
Above are the October Vancouver (west side) real estate graphs for houses, townhouses and condos. All Prices UP!
Median and average sold price for houses, townhouses and condos were up in October, compared to September and all were higher than a year.
Condo listings just under 1500 where they were in May( 2500 a year ago). The monthly new listings increased the most for the year. 833 new listings in october, vs 798 in Sept. Monthly solds increased to 529 from 477 in Sept. For the year, the busiest price range is $350,000 to $450,000 . Year to Date over $1 Million saw 251 sales in Vancouver West Side (up from 30 for the first quarter). Total of 4,374 sales for the year, vs 3,246 in 2008.
Townhouse listings are down to 175 (nearly 500 a year ago). The new listings for the month dropped to 94, from 136 in Sept. Sales were 78 for the month, vs 81 in Sept. Busiest price range is $600,000 to $650,000. 223 Sales over $1M. Total of 782 sales for the year vs 470 last year.
The B.C. Government is moving ahead with changes to the Strata Title Act, which governs codominiums, despite an election promise to seek public input. The Condominium Homehowners Association (CHOA) is calling on the government for public input.
There are nearly half a million stratas in British Columbia. The full text of the Bill can be viewed. The items up for change include the strata owner's ability to rent, strata governance, strata management licencees, disclosure, property taxation, strata fee equity, strata development approvals, depreciation reports and accountability. Beststratachanges.ca also have useful information.
October was a busy month in Vancouver Real Estate and I've been working seven days a week and too busy to blog!
Three of my listings sold and I had one transaction as a buyer agent. In addition I received four other offers. One was accepted but the buyer changed their mind, the second one just got accepted and the other two are still under negotiation. I've observed an increase in verbal offers - a method of negotiating i dont partake in. On average it takes about 30 showings to sell a million dollar property.
So who's buying Vancouver Real Estate? Based on my experience regarding the showings on my listings and the offers, the city is full of Mainland Chinese Buyers. They are either investors or they have immigrated here and they purchase luxury condos over $1M and west side homes. There are still quite a few first time buyers, the odd trade up buyer, a few local investors buying inexpensive condos to rent out and a smattering of investors from the US and Alberta.
through the remainder of this year and into 2010. More sales combined with fewer active listings will push the prices higher."
"Home starts will also increase in 2010 but remain below levels recorded in recent years. Steady population growth through migration, low interest rates, an improved job market will provide growth for housing demand, increasing prices 2-4%, listings by 3.6% and sales by 6%. Their leading indicator has bounced into Sellers territory. As prices continue to rise, more sellers will enter the market in the last half of 2010 which will bring balance to the market
REBGV reports that "Strong demand has led to a steady rise in Greater Vancouver home prices compared to last year." Sales in October increased 4% from September and new listings decreased 13.4%.Over the last 12 months, the MLSLink® Housing Price Index (HPI) benchmark price for all residential properties in Greater Vancouver increased 6.8 per cent to $553,702 from $518,668 in October 2008. "While home prices have been rising in 2009, they have not eclipsed the peaks reached in early 2008," Scott Russell, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) president said. "We're coming off several months of unseasonably high sales levels, which has allowed for a gradual increase in home values this year,"
Vancouver real estate in the West End saw September listings steady at 171 (equal to feb'08) and sales at 65 (less than the peak of 88 in June) resulting in 2.6 months of inventory, second lowest month for the year after July. The days on the market for condos that sold increased from 29 to 39. The average selling price jumped to nearly $700,000, distorted by a Shangri-la sale over $5M, which also distorted the sale price psf. 75% of the sales were under $500,000 and 14% were over $1M, up from 6.5% the month before. The list price to sale price ratio flat at 98% and the highest for the year, indicting little flexibility on the price from sellers. In February the market under $300,000 was selling the best -currently 20% of the solds. Overall a healthy market with more sales at the high end.
Listings - 171. 13 listed under $300,000 (including 2 under $200,000). 45 listed between $300,000 and $400,000. 33 listed between $400,000 and $500,000. 45 listed between $500,000 and $1M. 26 listed between $1M & $2M. 9 listed over $2M
Least expensive -$198,00 for a leasehold one bedroom
Most expensive - $5,888,000 for 4500 sq-ft in Shangri-la. View it
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