May 2023 Market Insights

May 2023 Market Insights – Watch REGBV May 2023 overview of housing market activity in Metro Vancouver: “While the year started slower than usual, Metro Vancouver’s housing market is showing signs of heating up as summer arrives, with prices increasing for the sixth consecutive month. It is clear that there are more buyers relative to the number of willing sellers in the market. This is keeping the amount of resale homes available in short supply, and in turn, is increasing home prices.”

Sales-to-active listings ratio for May 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.

Detached Houses for sale, houses for sale, Residential properties

28.5 % – Seller’s Market

New Listings Townhouses for Sale

45% – Seller’s Market

New Listings Condos for sale, Residential properties

45.5 % – Seller’s Market

Check our Market Statistics page to see detailed May 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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