Vancouver Real Estate Market Update August 2023

Vancouver home sales continue to be surprisingly strong in metro Vancouver. Sales in July 2023 were up strongly compared to 2022.

12 min readBōde Marketing Team

Written by Alan Kelly, Bōde’s Chief Economist

Real Estate Market Report | Vancouver | August 2023

Vancouver home prices increase for 8th straight month in a row

Home buyers continue to purchase in Vancovuer – due to the strong economy as well as an increase in migration. Many sellers seem to be sitting back to see what is happening to interest rates, however, the homes on the market are moving. 

We empower home buyers and sellers with the data they need to be successful. When you arm yourself with transparent data, you will feel more confident in setting the price of your home and selling it or buying at the right price. 

Obviously, there are many important factors to consider (what kind of home you have, what community etc.), so it’s important to look specifically at what the housing market is doing in your neighbourhood. It is dead-easy to look at our data with a personal lens. 

Bōde sellers are more successful and actually make more money, on average, than the rest of the market. We are also here to make sure you have the information you need to make the decisions that are right for YOU!

So what's happening in the Vancouver real estate market as of August 2023?

Let’s start with a Macroeconomics view 

To understand what’s happening in the real estate market you have to look at supply and demand.

The best proxies for supply and demand are:

Supply

New supply: New Listings (i.e. the number of homes recently listed for sale)

Total supply: Inventory (i.e. the total number of homes listed for sale)

Demand

Sales (i.e. the number of homes recently sold)

 

Supply & Demand

Months of Supply (i.e. the number of months it would take to sell all current inventory at the current rate of sale)

 

These metrics are the best indicators of the health of the real estate market. Let’s look at what they show us.

Home sales continue to be surprisingly strong in metro Vancouver

Home sales continue to be surprisingly strong in metro Vancouver. Sales in July 2023 were up strongly vs 2022 but down 6% compared to the avg of the previous 5 Julys. Inventory is 16% lower at the end of July than the avg of the last 5 years. Low supply and strong demand is causing prices to increase, with prices up 0.6% vs last month and up 0.5% from this time last year – surprising most market analysts

Vancouver's Detached Homes

Sales of detached homes in July 2023 were 19% lower than the average of the last 5 years, but up significantly from 2022. Prices increased 1.1% MoM and 0.6% YoY.

Vancouver's Apartments

Sales of apartments were down 1% in July 2023 vs the avg of the last 5 years. Prices increased 0.6% MoM and 2.6% YoY

Vancouver's Attached Homes

Sales of attached homes were 1% lower in July 2023 than the avg of the last 5 years. Prices increased 0.5% MoM while being up 1.2% YoY

It’s critical to understand the dynamics in your local property market

 

To understand your local property market you need to look at your local data. Head over to Bōde’s new and improved Market Data dashboard, the only place where you can see all the data yourself, including being able to filter on community, property type, and price range to see exactly what’s happening where you live.

 

You can also see the sold price of any home that has sold in the last 12 years using Bode’s Sold Data page.

 

If you’re thinking about selling, take a look at how Bōde helps sellers sell for 1.3% higher prices while paying 50% less commission.

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