March 2023 Market Insights – Watch REGBV March 2023 overview of housing market activity in Metro Vancouver: “Home prices across Metro Vancouver’s1 housing market showed modest increases in March, while new listings remained below long-term historical averages.”.
March 2023 Market Insights
Sales-to-active listings ratio for March 2023
Generally, analysts say downward pressure on home prices occurs when the ratio dips below 12 % for a sustained period, while home prices often experience upward pressure when it surpasses 20 % over several months. You can see more details on Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Market Watch.
23.3 % – Seller’s Market
36.7% – Seller’s Market
34.9 % – Seller’s Market
Check our Market Statistics page to see detailed March 2023 market insights for Greater Vancouver & Fraser Valley, broken out by city and housing type (detached homes, condos, townhouses) . The movements in prices, sales, number of days a listing is on the market, and sales to active ratio by city will give you a real understanding of how the market is shifting neighbourhood by neighbourhood. This is really important: Greater Vancouver is made up of a lot of local markets, which can move very differently! For example, the market might be HOT in Maple Ridge and slow in Vancouver, or HOT for condos and slow for detached homes… and it is shifting all the time! Sometimes the shifts are small, other times they are very significant. We track movements across the entire region – contact us for further insights!
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