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Downtown Vancouver Attached Property Market Update : May 17 - May 25

We have compiled sales and listings statistics for the period running from April 17th through May 25th, and released them in this easy to read format! If you have any further questions or require more detail please get in touch with us.

New attached listing supply fell for the second consecutive week as we moved closer to the 'Summer period', which is usually marked by lower listing and sales activites throughout Vancouver West.  This past week we saw 225 new attached listings across Vancouver West with 125 or roughly 56% of those falling in the downtown neighbourhoods.  The downtown core remained the most active with 64 new attached listings (roughly 51% of all downtown neighbourhood supply) well False Creek North and Coal Harbour posted 16 new attached listings in each respective neighourbood (which is roughly 13% of new downtown attached listing supply).

Sales volume remained relatively stable this past week with 70 attached sales downtown (within the mean 75-90 sales range we have seen fairly consistently during quarter one 2010).  We saw 146 attached sales across Vancouver West, with downtown accounting for 48% of all attached sales for the period.  The downtown core again led the way among the downtown neighbourhoods with 45 attached sales, with False Creek North and Coal Harbour posting the lowest figures with 7 attached sales in each respective neighbourhood.

In other news; interest rates continued to rise with news of additional rate increases in the coming weeks.  Major lenders are targeting shorter-term fixed rate mortgages for interest hikes, but many mortgage brokers have the opportunity to lock clients into lower then average rates for a short period; contact us for more info! If you're interested in more specific building or neighbourhood sales and listing information please get in touch with Susan at (604)970-3658.

Listing versus Sales update for May 17 - May 25


225
new listings in the Vancouver West Region with 125 (56%) falling in the downtown areas (including: West End, Downtown, Coal Harbour, and False Creek North sub-areas).


New Listings Per Sub-Area:

  • Downtown Core: 64 (51%)
  • Coal Harbour: 16 (13%)
  • West End: 29 (23%)
  • False Creek North: 16 (13%)

TOTAL : 125 (56%)

146 total sales in the Vancouver West Region with 70 (48%) falling in the downtown areas.

Sales Per Sub-Area:

  • Downtown Core: 45 (64%)
  • West End: 11 (16%)
  • Coal Harbour: 7 (10%)
  • False Creek North: 7 (10%)

TOTAL : 70 (48%)

Due to the wide variety of product available downtown it remains important to look at micro-trending in your building and neighbourhood when considering buying or selling; for more detailed information please give Susan a call at (604)970-3658.

If you have any questions about specific figures or activity in your neighbourhood please do not hesitate to give us a call! And remember to visit www.susankeevil.com and www.vancouverrealtyonline.com for up to date statistics, new listings, and all relevant real estate news!

We have compiled sales and listings statistics for the period running from April 27th through May 4th, and released them in this easy to read format! If you have any further questions or require more detail please get in touch with us.

New listing supply returned to more median levels this past week after jumping slightly in the previous period; we saw 302 new attached listings across Vancouver West (compared to 368 new attached listings in the previous week).  The downtown neighbourhoods accounted for 155 new attached listings or roughly 51% of all new attached listing supply in Vancouver West.  The downtown areas accounted for slighly less-the-average proportions of the new listing supply this past week; falling from the 55% posted in the previous period. Coal Harbour fell back after posting seasonal highs, with 18 new attached listings this past week (compared to 33 attached listings in the previous period). 

Confirmed sales volume also trended downwards this past week after rebounding in the previous period; we saw 145 confirmed attached sales across Vancouver West (down from 173 confirmed attached sales the previous week). The downtown markets accounted for 79 new attached listings or roughly 54% of all Vancouver West attached supply; this number was up from only 49% of all confirmed sales in the previous week, indicating the fall in sales volume was more evident in the Westside markets as downtown took a larger market share of sales volume despite posting lower total numbers.

In other news; interest rates continued to rise with news of additional rate increases in the coming weeks.  Major lenders are targeting shorter-term fixed rate mortgages for interest hikes, but many mortgage brokers have the opportunity to lock clients into lower then average rates for a short period; contact us for more info! If you're interested in more specific building or neighbourhood sales and listing information please get in touch with Susan at (604)970-3658.

Listing versus Sales update for April 27 - May 4


302
new listings in the Vancouver West Region with 155 (51%) falling in the downtown areas (including: West End, Downtown, Coal Harbour, and False Creek North sub-areas).


New Listings Per Sub-Area:

  • Downtown Core: 92 (59%)
  • Coal Harbour: 18 (12%)
  • West End: 28 (18%)
  • False Creek North: 17 (11%)

TOTAL : 155 (51%)

145 total sales in the Vancouver West Region with 79 (54%) falling in the downtown areas.

Sales Per Sub-Area:

  • Downtown Core: 38 (48%)
  • West End: 21 (27%)
  • Coal Harbour: 8 (10%)
  • False Creek North: 12 (15%)

TOTAL : 69 (54%)

Due to the wide variety of product available downtown it remains important to look at micro-trending in your building and neighbourhood when considering buying or selling; for more detailed information please give Susan a call at (604)970-3658.

If you have any questions about specific figures or activity in your neighbourhood please do not hesitate to give us a call! And remember to visit www.susankeevil.com and www.vancouverrealtyonline.com for up to date statistics, new listings, and all relevant real estate news!