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Housing sales continue to rise in November
Vancouver, B.C. December 4, 2007 – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that total residential sales reached 2,883 units in November 2007, an increase of 22.2 per cent compared to 2,358 sales in November 2006, and a 1.9 per cent decrease compared to the 2,938 units sold in November 2005.
Property listings increased 6.6 per cent compared to last year’s levels, with 3,377 active listings at November month-end, compared to 3,168 during the same period last year.
"The housing market continues to be strong," says REBGV president Brian Naphtali. "November figures show strong growth compared to last year, are basically on par with figures from 2005, and are 16 per cent higher than the same period in 2004.
"Affordability is a key question," Naphtali says. "Our data indicates that about 60 per cent of residential homes purchased in November were multi-family, which includes condos and townhomes. The benchmark price for a condo in Greater Vancouver is about $375,000. However, there are units available for considerably less than this price. For example, the benchmark for condos in Port Coquitlam in November was $243,624; in Maple Ridge, $254,703; and in Coquitlam, $283,830."
According to Multiple Listings Service® (MLS®) data, sales of apartment properties increased by 21.5 per cent to 1,276 sales in November 2007 compared to 1,050 sales in November 2006. The benchmark price of an apartment property in Greater Vancouver, calculated by the MLSLink® Housing Price Index, is $374,393, up 13.6 per cent from one year ago.
Sales of attached properties increased by 33.7 per cent in November 2007 to 540 sales, compared to 404 sales in November 2006. The benchmark price of an attached unit is $455,332, up 11 per cent from a year ago.
Sales of detached properties increased by 18 per cent in November 2007 to 1,067 sales, compared to 904 sales in November 2006. The benchmark price of a detached unit is $729,011, up 12.6 per cent from last year.
| Detached: |
| Burnaby | up 47.4% (115 units sold, up from 78) |
| Coquitlam | up 21.1% (92 units sold, up from 76) |
| Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows | up 12.1% (111 units sold, up from 99) |
| North Vancouver | up 24.3% (87 units sold, up from 70) |
| Port Coquitlam | up 30.6%(47 units sold, up from 36) |
| Richmond | up 17.4% (108 units sold, up from 92) |
| Squamish | up 75% (28 units sold, up from 16) |
| Sunshine Coast | up 30.2% (56 units sold, up from 43) |
| Vancouver East | up 20% (150 units sold, up from 125) |
| Attached: |
| Burnaby | up 16.9% (76 units sold, up from 65) |
| Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows | up 32.4% (49 units sold, up from 37) |
| New Westminster | up 128.6% (16 units sold, up from 7) |
| Port Coquitlam | up 45.8% (35 units sold, up from 24) |
| Richmond | up 94.5% (107 units sold, up from 55) |
| Squamish | up 107.7% (27 units sold, up from 13) |
| Whistler/Pemberton | up 110% (21 units sold, up from 10) |
| Apartments: |
| Burnaby | up 11.1% (160 units sold, up from 144) |
| Coquitlam | up 40.4% (73 units sold, up from 52) |
| North Vancouver | up 39.4% (99 units sold, up from 71) |
| Port Moody/Belcarra | up 227.3% (36 units sold, up from 11) |
| Richmond | up 23.3% (159 units sold, up from 129) |
| Squamish | up 125% (18 units sold, up from 8) |
| Vancouver West | up 29.3% (433 units sold, up from 335) |
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