INFOGRAPHICS: October 2021 VIREB Vancouver Island Market Reports

Different month but the same issues continue

The predominant theme running through the housing market in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area is one of “different month, same issues.”

By category, 398 single-family homes sold in October, a 23 three per cent decrease from one year ago. There were 122 condo apartment sales last month, a six per cent decrease from October 2020. In the row/townhouse category, 88 units sold compared to 98 the previous October. However, there is little doubt that a dearth of active listings is causing the sales decline.

Buyers continue to face frustrating hurdles caused by historically low inventory, with little relief in sight. Active listings of single-family homes were 46 per cent lower last month than in October 2020 and dropped by 18 per cent from September. VIREB’s inventory of condo apartments declined by 63 per cent from one year ago and was 26 per cent lower than in September. However, there was some positive news for townhouse buyers. While active listings in this category dropped by 39 per cent year over year, inventory increased by 13 per cent from September.

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The following data is a comparison between October 2020 and October 2021 numbers, and is current as of November 2021. Click here to check out last month’s infographics.

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