{"id":3582,"date":"2024-04-04T18:53:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T18:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/?p=3582"},"modified":"2024-06-04T20:04:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T20:04:30","slug":"market-update-march-2024-increased-seller-activity-is-giving-buyers-more-choice-this-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/market-update-march-2024-increased-seller-activity-is-giving-buyers-more-choice-this-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Increased seller activity is giving buyers more choice this spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The number of Metro Vancouver1<\/sup> homes listed for sale on the MLS\u00ae rose nearly 23 per cent year-over-year, providing more opportunity for buyers looking for a home this spring.<\/p>\n

The Greater Vancouver REALTORS\u00ae (GVR)2<\/sup> reports that residential sales3<\/sup> in the region totalled 2,415 in March 2024, a 4.7 per cent decrease from the 2,535 sales recorded in March 2023. This was 31.2 per cent below the 10-year seasonal average (3,512).<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re finding the weather a little chillier than last spring, you may find some comfort in knowing that the market isn\u2019t quite as hot as it was last spring either, particularly if you\u2019re a buyer,\u201d Andrew Lis, GVR\u2019s director of economics and data analytics said. \u201cDespite the welcome increase in inventory, the overall market balance continues inching deeper into sellers\u2019 market territory, which suggests demand remains strong for well-priced and well-located properties.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

There were 5,002 detached, attached and apartment properties newly listed for sale on the Multiple Listing Service\u00ae (MLS\u00ae) in Metro Vancouver in March 2024. This represents a 15.9 per cent increase compared to the 4,317 properties listed in March 2023. This was 9.5 per cent below the 10-year seasonal average (5,524).<\/p>\n

The total number of properties currently listed for sale on the MLS\u00ae system in Metro Vancouver is 10,552, a 22.5 per cent increase compared to March 2023 (8,617). This is 6.3 per cent above the 10-year seasonal average (9,923).<\/p>\n

Across all detached, attached and apartment property types, the sales-to-active listings ratio for March 2024 is 23.8 per cent. By property type, the ratio is 18.2 per cent for detached homes, 31.3 per cent for attached, and 25.8 per cent for apartments.<\/p>\n

Analysis of the historical data suggests downward pressure on home prices occurs when the ratio dips below 12 per cent for a sustained period, while home prices often experience upward pressure when it surpasses 20 per cent over several months.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though the market isn\u2019t quite as hot as it was last year, we\u2019re still seeing modest month-over-month price gains of one to two per cent happening at the aggregate level, which is an interesting dynamic given that borrowing costs remain elevated,\u201d Lis said. \u201cWith the latest inflation numbers trending in the right direction, it remains likely that we\u2019ll see at least one or two modest cuts to the Bank of Canada\u2019s policy rate in 2024, but even if these cuts come, they may not provide the boost to affordability many had been hoping for. As a result, we expect constrained borrowing power to remain a challenging headwind as we move into the summer months.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The MLS\u00ae Home Price Index composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Metro Vancouver is currently $1,196,800. This represents a 4.5 per cent increase over March 2023 and a 1.1 per cent increase compared to February 2024.<\/p>\n

Sales of detached homes in March 2024 reached 694, a 5.4 per cent decrease from the 734 detached sales recorded in March 2023. The benchmark price for a detached home is $2,007,900. This represents a 7.4 per cent increase from March 2023 and a 1.8 per cent increase compared to February 2024.<\/p>\n

Sales of apartment homes reached 1,207 in March 2024, a 7.9 per cent decrease compared to the 1,311 sales in March 2023. The benchmark price of an apartment home is $777,500. This represents a 5.7 per cent increase from March 2023 and a 0.9 per cent increase compared to February 2024.<\/p>\n

Attached home sales in March 2024 totalled 495, a 6.2 per cent increase compared to the 466 sales in March 2023. The benchmark price of a townhouse is $1,112,800. This represents a 5 per cent increase from March 2023 and a 1.7 per cent increase compared to February 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The number of Metro Vancouver1 homes listed for sale on the MLS\u00ae rose nearly 23 per cent year-over-year, providing more opportunity for buyers looking for a home this spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-market-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3582"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3582"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3595,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3582\/revisions\/3595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisbrownrealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}