The 2023 Victoria Real Estate Market Year In Review

The December 2023 Victoria Real Estate Market Stats show that a total of 329 properties were sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this December, 2.8 percent more than the 320 properties sold in December 2022 and a 16.5 percent decrease from November 2023. Sales of condominiums were up 14.9 per cent from December 2022 with 108 units sold. Sales of single-family homes increased 1.3 per cent from December 2022 with 158 sold.
A total of 6,207 properties sold throughout 2023, 8.77 percent fewer than the 6,804 sold in 2022.

“I’ve spoken a lot this year about our market’s return to traditional seasonal patterns,” said 2023 Victoria Real Estate Board Chair Graden Sol. “And at the conclusion of 2023, we can see that this trend continues. This is a welcome relief for sellers and buyers after an extraordinary five years of real estate market disruption. Everyone benefits from a more predictable real estate market, so it is encouraging to see the rhythm of seasonal trends reestablished. If this continues into 2024, we should see more inventory added in January and February and an increase in sales as consumers prepare for the spring market. True to seasonal form, December met expectations and was a slow month, both for sales and for new listings.”

There were 2,132 active listings for sale on the Victoria Real Estate Board Multiple Listing Service® at the end of December 2023, a decrease of 19.4 percent compared to the previous month of November but a 26.3 percent increase from the 1,688 active listings for sale at the end of December 2022.

“The single biggest impact on the housing market this year was interest rates,” added Chair Sol. “The increased cost of borrowing money meant that consumers had less purchasing power, which resulted in a drop in transactions. There is however still a huge demand for housing in our market and as we move forward into 2024 and beyond, we need to continue to put focus on the creation of new supply so that as market activity increases prices don’t increase as quickly. The only way to moderate housing prices is to bring supply closer to meeting demand. As always, our market is subject to many influences and the purchase and sale process is complex. If you are contemplating buying or selling in 2024, call your favourite local REALTOR® who can create the best strategy for you and your property.”

Benchmark Pricing for December 2023, Victoria Real Estate Market Stats

The Multiple Listing Service® Home Price Index benchmark value for a single-family home in the Victoria Core in December 2022 was $1,236,500. The benchmark value for the same home in December 2023 increased by 2.5 percent to $1,268,000, down from November’s value of $1,286,400. The MLS® HPI benchmark value for a condominium in the Victoria Core area in December 2022 was $565,800 while the benchmark value for the same condominium in December 2023 decreased by 0.7 percent to $562,000,
down from the November value of $577,400.

 

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Original Source: VREB