This review of townhouse market activity in and around Victoria, British Columbia, covers the four week period ending 5 October 2006, and compares it to the same period ending one year earlier. But before beginning this short term review, let’s put it into a longer term perspective.
The longer term approach examines two twelve month [...]
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Year To Year
First, a look at the year over year ‘big picture’, comparing what has happened in the Victoria condominium market during the past 12 months versus the 12 months before that.
Overall, year over year listings were up dramatically, increasing by about 33%. Sales went in the opposite direction, decreasing by nearly 8 [...]
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Before beginning to compare the four week period ending 21 September 2006 to the corresponding 2005 period, let’s quickly do a different comparison. Let’s compare figures for two consecutive 12 month periods:
Period:
Total Listings
Total Sales
22 Sep 2004 to 21 Sep 2005
4,649
3,518
22 Sep 2005 to 21 Sep 2006
5,286
3,238
If there was any doubt that the market for [...]
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It’s time once again to look at lots and acreage. As usual, this ’survey’ focuses on a recent four week period and compares it with the same four week period one year ago. All local areas but Sooke are grouped together. Our primary focus is on lots zoned for single family development
Sales
If you saw [...]
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We’re looking at the four week period from 11 August to 7 September, for this year and last. The objective – to compare market activity for townhomes during those two periods.
Listings and Sales
Listings were up slightly, going from 72 to 82. But the news is in the sales figures. They dropped to just 48 [...]
Continue reading about Victoria Real Estate: 7 Sept Report Shows Townhouse Sales Slower
As usual, I am comparing a four week period in 2006 with the corresponding four week period last year: from August 4 to August 31, both years. And again as usual, the coverage is of all the municipalities around Victoria, excluding Sooke. Here’s what I found.
Sales
One of the comparison figures surprised me a bit. [...]
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