Metro Vancouver housing market characterized by
modest home sale and price increases in 2013
The Greater Vancouver
housing market maintained a consistent balance between demand and supply
throughout 2013.
The Real Estate Board
of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that total sales of detached, attached
and apartment properties in 2013 reached 28,524, a 14 per cent increase
from the 25,032 sales recorded in 2012, and an 11.9 per cent decrease from
the 32,390 residential sales in 2011.
“Home sales quietly
improved last year compared to 2012, although the volume of activity didn’t
compare to some of the record-breaking years we experienced over the last
decade,” Sandra Wyant, REBGV president said.
Last year’s home sale
total ranks as the third lowest annual total for the region in the last ten
years, according to the region’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®).
The number of
residential properties listed for sale on the MLS® in Metro Vancouver
declined 6.2 per cent in 2013 to 54,742 compared to the 58,379 properties
listed in 2012. Looking back further, last year’s total represents an 8.1
per cent decline compared to the 59,539 residential properties listed for
sale in 2011. Last year’s listing count is on par with the 10 year average.
“It was a year of
stability for the Greater Vancouver housing market,” Wyant, said. “Balanced
conditions allowed home prices in the region to remain steady, with just a
modest increase over the last 12 months.”
The MLS® Home Price Index
composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Metro Vancouver
is currently $603,400. This represents a 2.1 per cent increase compared to
December 2012.
December summary
Residential property
sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 1,953 in December 2013, an increase of
71 per cent from the 1,142 sales recorded in December 2012 and a 15.9 per
cent decline compared to November 2013 when 2,321 home sales occurred.
December sales were 8.1
per cent above the 10-year December sales average of 1,807.
New listings for
detached, attached and apartment properties in Greater Vancouver totalled
1,856 in December 2013. This represents a 34.5 per cent increase compared
to the 1,380 units listed in December 2012 and a 42.8 per cent decline
compared to November 2013 when 3,245 properties were listed.
Sales of detached
properties in December 2013 reached 762, an increase of 79.3 per cent from
the 425 detached sales recorded in December 2012, and a 21 per cent
increase from the 630 units sold in December 2011. The benchmark price for
detached properties increased 2.5 per cent from December 2012 to $927,000.
Sales of apartment
properties reached 850 in December 2013, an increase of 68.7 per cent
compared to the 504 sales in December 2012, and an increase of 9.8 per cent
compared to the 774 sales in December 2011.The benchmark price of an
apartment property increased 1.8 per cent from December 2012 to $367,800.
Attached property sales
in December 2013 totalled 341, an increase of 60.1 per cent compared to the
213 sales in December 2012, and a 34.3 per cent increase from the 254
attached properties sold in December 2011. The benchmark price of an
attached unit increased 1.2 per cent between December 2012 and 2013 to
$456,100.
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