The housing market in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area finished summer the way it began, with historically low inventory and rising prices. The September 2021 real estate market stats for Nanaimo show us that active listings of single-family homes were 47 percent lower last month than in September 2020, while VIREB’s inventory […]
The 2021 home sales in BC are now officially record-high! The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reported that 2021 homes sales set a new annual record for BC. A total of 9,159 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in November 2021. This is a decrease of 3.4 percent from […]
For the August 2021 real estate market stats, we continue to see how increasing housing supply is the key to affordability. Historically low inventory in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area continues to plague potential buyers and hamper sales. Active listings of single-family homes and row/ townhouses are 50 per cent lower than […]
The best way we thought to celebrate Myriam getting her Real Estate Licence is to have a Burnt Honey Ice Cream contest. You have a chance to win one of three $20 Gift cards to Burnt Honey Dessert Company! The reasons we chose Burnt Honey: who doesn’t love ice cream? they serve homemade, high quality […]
Historically low inventory is likely the reasoning for our slightly cooling market. Last month, the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) saw sales of: 450 single-family detached properties compared to 531 in June, a decrease of 15 per cent Condo apartment category, sales dropped by seven per cent from June 2021 Row/townhouse sales rose by […]
Nanaimo Market Stats for May 2019 We are now into the spring market with strong activity in both listings (240 listings in May compared to 267 last year) and sales (136 sales in May compared to 139 last year). Average single-family homes prices are at $593,326 with condos over $291,610. We have seen an overall […]
Nanaimo Market Stats for April 2019 We are still seeing a more balanced market with value for both buyers and sellers. The average sale price has slightly increased by 6% compared to this time last year with an average of $586,595. The amount of homes listed has decreased by -19% with a decrease of […]
Nanaimo Market Stats for March 2019 We are still seeing a more balanced market with value for both buyers and sellers. The average sale price has only slightly changed compared to this time last year with an average of $546,656. The amount of homes listed has increased 3% with a decrease of -4% in […]
The Scott Parker Team Invites you to an Art Tasting Thursday, March 14th at 5:00 pm Hi, I’m Ken Hammer with the Scott Parker Real Estate Team. We’re on location at the Nanaimo Art Gallery in the heart of downtown Nanaimo to promote our “Art Tasting” event at the Art Gallery this Thursday, March […]
Nanaimo Market Stats for February 2019 The spring market is upon us! We are seeing a more balanced market with value for both buyers and sellers (3.6 months of inventory versus 2.5 months a year ago). Average sale price rose from $521,920 a year ago to $558,633 this year although average price has seen a […]