{"id":3242,"date":"2016-09-02T08:14:39","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T15:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?p=3242"},"modified":"2016-09-02T08:14:49","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T15:14:49","slug":"metro-vancouver-home-sales-return-to-typical-august-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2016\/09\/metro-vancouver-home-sales-return-to-typical-august-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro Vancouver Home Sales Return to Typical August Levels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">VANCOUVER, BC \u2013 September 2, 2016 \u2013 For the second straight month, home buyer demand in Metro Vancouver* moved off of the record-breaking pace seen earlier this year and returned to more typical levels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Metro Vancouver totalled 2,489 in August 2016, a decline of 26% compared to the 3,362 sales in August 2015; 10.2% less than the 2,771 sales in August 2014; and 1% less than the 2,514 sales in August 2013. August 2016 sales also represent a 22.8% decline compared to last month\u2019s sales.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From a historical perspective, last month\u2019s sales were 3.5% below the 10-year sales average for the month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe record-breaking sales we saw earlier this year were replaced by more historically normal activity throughout July and August,\u201d Dan Morrison, REBGV president said. &#8220;Sales have been trending downward in Metro Vancouver for a few months. The new foreign buyer tax appears to have added to this trend by reducing foreign buyer activity and causing some uncertainty amongst local home buyers and sellers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt\u2019ll take some months before we can really understand the impact of the new tax. We&#8217;ll be interested to see the government&#8217;s next round of foreign buyer data.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties in Metro Vancouver totalled 4,293 in August 2016. This represents an increase of 0.3% compared to the 4,281 units listed in August 2015 and an 18.1% decrease compared to July 2016 when 5,241 properties were listed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The total number of properties currently listed for sale on the MLS\u00ae in Metro Vancouver is 8,506, a 21.9% decline compared to August 2015 (10,897) and a 1.9% increase from July 2016 (8,351).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The sales-to-active listings ratio for August 2016 is 29.3%. This is indicative of a seller\u2019s market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Generally, analysts say that downward pressure on home prices occurs when the ratio dips below the 12% mark, while home prices often experience upward pressure when it reaches the 20 to 22 percent range in a particular community for a sustained period.<br \/>\nThe MLS\u00ae Home Price Index composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Metro Vancouver is currently $933,100. This represents a 31.4% increase compared to August 2015 and a 4.9% increase over the last three months.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIn aggregate, we continue to see an imbalance between supply and demand in most communities. However, we\u2019re also seeing fewer detached sales in the highest price points and fewer detached home sales relative to all residential sales,\u201d Morrison said. \u201cThis is causing average sale prices to show a decline in recent months, while benchmark home prices remain virtually unchanged from July.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The average price is the simplest home price measure to explain but is not the most accurate since it may be skewed by the mix of properties. More high-end or low-end sales will skew the number up or down. Based on the Consumer Price Index, MLS HPI\u00ae benchmark prices are a more reliable and stable indicator of typical home prices across regions over time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sales of detached properties in August 2016 reached 715, a decrease of 44.6% from the 1,290 detached sales recorded in August 2015. The benchmark price for detached properties increased 35.8% from August 2015 to $1,577,300. This represents a 4.2% increase over the last three months.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sales of apartment properties reached 1,343 in August 2016, a decrease of 10.1% compared to the 1,494 sales in August 2015.The benchmark price of an apartment property increased 26.9% from August 2015 to $514,300. This represents a 6.1% increase over the last three months.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Attached property sales in August 2016 totalled 431, a decrease of 25.4% compared to the 578 sales in August 2015. The benchmark price of an attached home increased 31.1% from August 2015 to $677,600. This represents a 7.1% increase over the last three months.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebgv.org\/sites\/default\/files\/8.%20REBGV%20Stats%20Pkg%20August%202016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> for the August 2016 stats package.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VANCOUVER, BC \u2013 September 2, 2016 \u2013 For the second straight month, home buyer demand in Metro Vancouver* moved off of the record-breaking pace seen earlier this year and returned &hellip; [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2016\/09\/metro-vancouver-home-sales-return-to-typical-august-levels\/\">read more<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-updates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Metro Vancouver Home Sales Return to Typical August Levels &#8226; 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