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Today I want to look at both the Vancouver Westside condo and single family market.

Where are we seeing lots of strength in the market?

The condo and townhouse market is very strong under $800,000.  If you are looking for a home at this price you may be competing with other offers.  Inventory has been rising since March. 600 homes in Mar to almost 900 in July. The strongest locations w/ most activity for condominiums is Fairview and Kitsilano.

Now let's look at the single family market.  The strength in the market here is under $3.5M.  Median prices have stabilized at $3M, but buyers are getting more for their money than in the past few years. The strongest locations are Kerrisdale, Cambie and Kitsilano. I have a special report on Kitsilano single family market, if you want to check out the market update page of my website.

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What’s selling in the Vancouver Kitsilano Single Family Market? Unlike the rest of the Vancouver West Side single family market, Kitsilano is favouring sellers with 25% of homes sold.  

Six homes sold in Kitsilano last month. The most expensive home sold for $13.5M.  This would have bought you a 26 year old custom built, 4,800 sqft, waterfront home on Point Grey Road. This home was originally listed for $16.8M in 2016.

The least expensive home sold for $2.3M.  This would have bought you a 90 year old home on 15th Avenue on a 33 foot by 122 foot deep lot.  This home sold for over the asking price of $1.98M.

If you like to take a look at all the sales in Kitsilano, I have a new package you can download at this link: https://davidsetton.com/market-updates.html

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Today I want to look at both the Vancouver Westside condo and single family market.

Where are we seeing lots of strength in the market?

The condo and townhouse market is very strong under $800,000. If you are looking for a home at this price you may be competing with other offers. Inventory is still very low and prices have been falling over the last few months. The strongest locations for condominiums is Fairview and Kitsilano.

Now let's look at the single family market. The strength in the market here is under $3M. Little availability under $3M and homes are selling quickly. Median prices jumped up to $3.2M in May. This was mainly because we started to see a few more homes sell between $3M and $4M. The strongest locations are Kitsilano and Arbutus. I have a special report on Kitsilano single family market, if you want to check out the market update page of my website.

If you would like to take a look at the market conditions in more detail feel free to download the Snapstats Report. Send me a message through Instagram and I would be happy to send it to you.

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What’s selling in the Vancouver Kitsilano Single Family Market?

The Vancouver West Side Single Family Market is now favouring Sellers The Kitsilano market is also favouring sellers with 50% of homes sold.

Eight homes sold in Kitsilano last month. The most expensive home sold for $3.1M. This would have bought you a 95 year old home on a 49 foot wide by 80 foot deep lot on Point Grey Road. This home was originally listed for sale at just under $6M two years ago.

The least expensive home sold for $2.1M. This would have bought you a 92 year old home on 12th Avenue on a 33 foot by 122 foot deep lot.

16 homes were available and on the market in Kitsilano last month. To have 8 homes sell puts us in a seller’s market with 50% of the homes selling.

Sold values in Kitsilano are at a median price of $2,500,000 about $500,000 lower than the median price for a home in the West Side which is now at around $3,000,000. If you like to take a look at these sales, I have a new package you can download at this link: 

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What’s hot What’s Not – Vancouver West Side Single Family Market Update for March 2020

The West Side single family market continues to favour buyers. Median prices are stable at $3M. Inventory is stable at 500 homes listed and on the market. 61 homes sold in February. This is about 12% of the homes that were available. The number of homes sold is up from February which is positive but it is still a buyers market..

What’s Hot (21% or more of the homes sold)

Which neighbourhood is strong and favouring sellers now? Kitsilano is the strongest and you can find a special report on Kitsilano here: https://davidsetton.com/market-updates.html. 7 homes sold in Kitsilano last month. 17 homes were available and on the market in Kitsilano. This means that 41% of the homes that were available sold in Kitsilano. Remember that the real estate board defines a seller’s market when more that 21% of the homes sell in a given month. Which price point strongest & favouring sellers? Any home priced under $3,000,000 is selling very quickly. This price point is strong with about 32% of homes selling.

What’s not hot (14% or less for homes sold in a given month)

Which neighbourhoods are weak and favouring buyers? University area, South Cambie, Southlands are all weak and favouring buyers. Only 5% of homes sold in these areas. Remember that the Vancouver Real Estate Board defines a market favouring buyers when less than 14% of the home sells in a given month. Which price category is weak right now and favouring buyers? Anything over $4,500,000 is really weak. There are currently 246 properties that are priced over $4,500,000 and only 2% of these homes sold last month.

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What’s selling in the Vancouver Kitsilano Single Family Market? The Vancouver West Side Single Family Market continues to favour buyers. Unlike the rest of the West Side single family market, the Kitsilano market is now favouring sellers.

Six homes sold in Kitsilano last month. The most expensive home sold for $6.3M. This would have bought you a 105 year old home on a 49 foot wide lot Kits Point. This is one of my favourite areas in Vancouver. This property has been available for sale for a year and sold for over the asking price.

The least expensive home sold for $2.2M. This would have bought you a 92 year old triplex on 10th Avenue.

17 homes were available and on the market in Kitsilano last month. To have 6 home sell puts us in a seller’s market with 35% of the homes selling. Sold values in Kitsilano are at median price of $2,500,000 about $700,000 lower than the median price for a home in the West Side which is now at around $3,200,000. If you like to take a look at these sales, I have a new package you can download at this link: https://davidsetton.com/market-updates.html

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What’s hot What’s Not – Vancouver West Side Single Family Market Update for February 2020 The West Side single family market continues to favour buyers. Median prices are stable at $3.2M. Inventory came up a little bit to 500 homes listed and on the market. 35 homes sold in January. This is about 7% of the homes that were available. The market is favouring buyers.

What’s Hot (21% or more of the homes sold)

Which neighbourhoods are favouring sellers now? Kitsilano are strong and favouring sellers. 6 homes sold in Kitsilano last month. 17 homes were available and on the market in Kitsilano. This means that 35% of the homes that were available sold in Kitsilano. Remember that the real estate board defines a seller’s market when more that 21% of the homes sell in a given month.

Which price point strongest & favouring sellers? Any home priced under $2,500,000 is selling very quickly. This price point is strong with about 43% of homes selling. We actually saw 10 homes sell for under $2,000,000 last month. It has been years since this has happened.

What’s not hot (14% or less for homes sold in a given month)

Which neighbourhoods are weak and favouring buyers? South Granville only saw one home sell last month. With 61 home available and on the market this represents only 2% of the homes sold. Shaughnessy is also very weak with one home sold last month out of 73 homes that were available and on the market. This represents only 1%. Remember that the Vancouver Real Estate Board defines a market favouring buyers when less than 14% of the home sells in a given month.

Which price category is weak right now and favouring buyers? Anything over $4,500,000 is really weak. There are currently 275 properties that are priced over $4,500,000 and only 1% of these homes sold last month.

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What’s hot in the Kitsilano Single Family for December 2017

- The Van Westside Single Fam market is favouring buyers.  

- Kitsilano is bucking this trend and favouring sellers.  

- 12 Homes sold in Kits last mo.

- least expensive home sold for $1.52M. which would have bought you a new 1,100 sqft coachhouse on Alma north of 4th Ave.  Most expensive home sold for $5.5M. Bought you a 10 year old home on 1st Ave on a 33’ wide lot.

- 41 homes were available and on the market in Kits in Nov so to have 12 sales puts us in a sellers market at a 29% sr

- Sold values in Kits are at med price of $2.8M lower than the median price for a home in the Westside - now at $3.2M.

If you like to take a look at these sales, I have a new package you can download at the link below map locating them and photos

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What’s hot What’s Not – Vancouver Westside – Single Family for Nov 2017

- Westside single fam market transitioned to a buyer’s market

- Median Prices are at still at their highest at $3.79M.

- Inventory is dropped a little between Sept and Oct.

- Number of sales are up slightly. Not sure if it is a trend. Previous 4 months trended toward decreasing prices.

- 108 homes sold in Oct

- Inventory is at 757 sf homes available 14% S.R.

What’s Hot (21% or more for a SR)

- which strongest - Mackenzie Heights

- 8 / 28 homes sold 29% sr Consistently does well

- price point strongest & fav sellers

- $1.75M - 2.25M        10 / 10        100% sr affordable ;)

What’s not hot (14% or less for a SR)

- SW Marine Dr 4 / 41 - 10% sr

- Southlands 4 / 39 sold - 10% sr

- which price category

- anything over $4.5M - buyers market -  379 homes priced over $4.5M  - 30 sold. 8% sr. anything under 14% is a buyers market

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What’s hot What’s Not – Vancouver Westside – Single Family for Sept 2017
- Westside single fam market transitioned to a buyer’s market
- Median Prices are at still at their highest at $3.6M.
- Inventory is up and number of sales are down. Should put downward pressure on prices in the next few mo.
- only 52 homes sold in Aug
- Inventory is at 706 sf homes available
- 52 sold homes / 706 homes available 7% s.r.
What’s Hot (21% or more for a SR)
- which strongest - Arbutus
- 6 / 35 homes sold 17% sr
- price point strongest & fav sellers
- $2M - 2.25M 4 / 5 80% sr
What’s not hot (14% or less for a SR)
- SW Marine Dr 1 / 41 - 2% sr
- South Granville 2 / 83 sold - 2% sr
- which price category
- anything over $4.5M - buyers market - 370 homes priced over $4.5M - only 14 sold. 4% sr. anything under 14% is a buyers market

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What’s hot in the Kitsilano Single Family for August 2017

- The Van Westside Single Fam market is favouring buyers.  Buyer’s Market

- Kitsilano has usually does better than the westside in general, but not in July

- only 5 Homes sold in Kits last mo.

- least expensive home sold for $2.33M. which would have bought a 102 yr old hm at 11th Ave and Collingwood - most expensive sold for $4.1M for a multifamily zoned 4,000 sqft piece of land at Maple and 6th Ave

- 51 homes were available and on the market in Kits in June so to have 5 sales puts us in a buyer’s market at a 10% sr

- Sold values in Kits are at med price of $3.5M lower than the median price for a home in the Westside - now at $3.8M.

If you like to take a look at these sales, I have a new package you can download at the link below map locating them and photos

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What’s hot What’s Not – Vancouver Westside – Single Family for Aug 2017

- Westside single fam market transitioned from a balanced market in June to a buyers market in July

- Median Prices are up almost $1M from Jan this yr.

- Inventory is up and number of sales are down. Should put downward pressure on prices in the next few mo.

- only 72 homes sold in July - down 36% from June

- Inventory is at 705 sf homes available

- 72 sold homes / 705 homes available 10% sales ratio (s.r.)

What’s Hot (21% or more for a SR)

- which strongest - Oakridge

- 7 / 12 homes sold 58% sr - some of these were land value as part of rezoning / land assembly

- price point strongest & fav sellers

- $2.25M - 2.5M        5 / 17        29% sr

What’s not hot (14% or less for a SR)

- SW Marine Dr 2 / 43 - 5% sr

- Shaughnessy 4 / 86 sold - 5% sr

- which price category

- anything over $4.5M - buyers market -  365 homes priced over $4.5M  - only 18 sold. 11% sr. anything under 14% is a buyers market

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What’s hot What’s Not – Vancouver Westside – Single Family for July 2017
- Westside single family market transitioned from a sellers market in May to a balanced market in Jun
- Median Prices are up 19% from Jan of this yr.
- Inventory jumped 17% last mo and sales dropped by 39% so we should see asking prices come down in next few months.
- 113 homes sold in June
- Inventory still low only 667 sf homes available
What’s Hot (21% or more for a Sales Ratio)
- which strongest - Kitsilano, Quilchena, Oakridge
- Kitsilano doing really well 17 / 49 sold 35% sales ratio. (report)
- Quilchena 6 / 21 sold 29% sales ratio
- price point strongest & favouring sellers
- $2.0M - $2.5M 15 sold / 24 listed 63% sales ratio
- $3M - $3.5M 18 / 54 33% sales ratio
What’s not hot (14% or less for a Sales Ratio)
- University 2 / 23 - 9% sr
- Shaughnessy 5 / 78 sold - 6% sales ratio
- which price category
- anything over $4.5M - buyers market - 352 homes priced over $4.5M - only 25 sold. 7% sales ratio. anything under 14% is a buyers market

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What’s hot What’s Not – Vancouver Westside – Single Family for May 2017
- Westside single fam market remains in a balanced market. Right where it should be.
- Median Prices came down 5% in April to $3.2M
- 111 homes sold in April
- Inventory still low only 561 single family homes available

What’s Hot (21% or more for a SR)
- which areas are strongest - Quilchena and Dunbar
- Dunbar 18 / 68 sold 26% sales Ratio 21% or more
- Quilchena 7 / 23 sold 30% sales ratio
- price point strongest & fav sellers
- $2.25M - 2.5M 12 / 12 100% sr
- $3M - $3.5M 20 / 57 35% sr

What’s not hot (14% or less for a SR)
- Southlands 2 / 25 - 8% sr
- Shaughnessy 2 / 62 sold - 3% sr
- which price category
- anything over $4.5M - buyers market - 210 homes priced over $5M - only 16 sold. 8% sr. anything under 14% is a buyers market

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What’s hot in the Kitsilano Single Family for May 2017
- The Van Westside Single Family market has transitioning from buyers to balanced. market.
- Kitsilano has been doing exceptionally well and is now favouring sellers. 
- 12 Homes sold in Kits last mo.
- least expensive home sold for $1.89M. which would have bought a 107 yr old home on Cypress & 5th Ave - most expensive sold for $3.6M for another 100 yr old home on 1st Ave & Dunbar.
- only 44 homes were available and on the market in Kits in Feb so to have 12 sales puts us in a seller’s market at a 27% sr
- Sold values in Kits are at $2.9M lower than the median price for a home in the Westside - now at $3.2M.
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What’s hot in the Kitsilano Single Family for March 2017

- The Van Westside Single Fam market picked up in Feb transitioning from buyers to bal. mrk.

- Kitsilano did exceptionally well and is now fav sellers.

- 15 Homes sold in Kits last mo.

- least expensive home sold for $2.1M. which would have renovated older home on 10th ave

- most expensive sold for $17M for a 42’ wide piece of land on PT Grey Rd.

- only 36 homes were available and on the market in Kits in Feb so to have 15 sales puts us in strong seller’s market at a 42% sr

- Sold values in Kits are higher at $3.3M than the median price for a home in the Westside - now at $3.1M. First time that I have seen this.

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What’s hot What’s Not – Vancouver Westside – Single Family for March 2017

- Westside single fam market has moved from a buyer’s market in Jan to a balanced in Feb

- Median Prices jumped up 10% in 1 mo. to $3.1M

- 93 homes sold in Feb

- doesn't sound like a lot, but only 544 homes were available

What’s Hot (21% or more for a SR)

- In Jan, not one neighbourhood was fav sellers.  In Feb, 4 neighbourhoods fav. sellers

- Num of sold homes are up 151% in 1 mo.!

- which areas are strongest - Kits and PT Grey

- Kits 15 / 36 sold 42% sales Ratio 21% or more

- special report on kits - link above

- price point strongest & fav sellers

- $2.25M - 2.5M          10 / 10          100% sr

What’s not hot (14% or less for a SR)

- South Granville 5 / 67 - 7% sr

- Shaughnessy 2 / 68 sold - 3% sr

- which price category

- anything over $4.5M - buyers market -  212 homes priced over $5M  - only 8 sold. 4% sr. anything under 14% is a buyers market

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What’s hot What’s Not – Vancouver Westside – Single Family for Feb 2017

- Westside is definitely fav buyers

- Median Prices dropped dramatically between Dec of last year and Jan of this year.  

- only 37 sing fam homes sold in Jan

- last time i saw so few sales after the financial crisis in Oct/Nov 2008

- supply is still low at 537 homes

- difference in Oct 2008 we had 1015 listings

What’s Hot (21% or more for a SR)

- Not one neighbourhood is favouring sellers

- Strongest market was Point Grey 9 / 56 -  bal

- which price categories favouring sellers

- $2M - 2.25M          2 / 9          22%

- $2.25M - 2.75M     10 / 33      30%

What’s not hot (14% or less for a SR)

- South Granville 1 / 67 - 1% sr

- Shaughnessy 2 / 62 sold - 3% sr

- which price category

- anything over $2.75M - buyers - 208 homes priced over $5M  - only 5 sold - ironic.

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The Vancouver Westside Single Family Market has changed.  We have a 15% tax on foreign buyers.  We have a vacancy tax to homes that are not occupied. We have very few sales and little inventory.  We have high city assessed values because assessments were do in July last year and they are no longer relevant.  This gives sellers high expectations on the price of their homes.  We have changing rules around mortgages and lenders are stress testing mortgages by looking more closely at income.  It is no longer enough to have a large down payment.

Sellers are holding on to a past construct where buyers will come no matter what they price their homes at.  This has worked in the past because market values eventually caught up with the sellers prices.  Some realtors are doing a poor job educating their clients on market values and think it is enough to just take a listing at any price and put up a sign on the property to sell a home.

Here is my take on how Sellers could deal with this changed market and the 3 things that I would suggest:

1. Now more than ever, it is important to price your home as accurately as possible right from the start.  Remember, because market values is not longer rising, sellers should try to get under the market and price at or a little bit lower than the last comparable sale.  If a seller wants to try a higher price, they should be willing to adjust price within 2 to 3 weeks of the listing hitting the market if an offer is not received.

2. Be willing to look at offers that are subject to the sale of another home.  The Vancouver Westside Single Family Market has essentially stalled.  Seller’s are hesitant to list their homes on the market, because they can’t find something suitable to buy due to the lack of inventory. Buyers are hesitant to buy because their is little choice and they don’t know where the values are because there are very few sales.  A subject to sale offer solves these issues by giving a buyer certainty that they will have time to sell before buying.  That being said before accepting a subject to sale offer, make sure that the buyer has their home priced accurately.

3. Take a deposit upfront.  In the past when a subject offer is made the deposit would be due on subject removal.  If a seller wants to know if a buyer is serious about buying their home, take $10,000 - $15,000 as a deposit as soon as the offer is accepted.  Although this money would typically be refundable if subject conditions are not removed, it makes the buyer go through the process more seriously and as a seller you are much more likely to the subject conditions removed.  If anything psychologically it makes the buyer more committed to moving forward with the purchase.

If you are interested in learning more about the Westside Single Family Market or other markets in Metro Vancouver, I have a great stats package for both condos and single family homes for all areas including Richmond, East Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver.  You can download this package of information by clicking on the link in the description.

Special Report - Vancouver Detached Single Family Homes Westside - Impact from Foreign 15% Tax
- take a few minutes to how new 15% tax introduced Aug 2nd has impacted single family market in Vancouver Westside
- look at 3 variables see how changed since tax introduced and since this time last year.
1) inventory, 2) # sales 3) Sale Price
1) Inventory: here is the challenge for buyers in the Westside - inventory hasn’t really changed since Aug or this time last year. +/- 1%. This is why we will see prices haven’t moved much.
2) # Sales: Sales are actually up since Aug when the tax was intro. by 24% but when you look at Oct 2015 comp to now sales are dn 52%
3) Sale Price: down 9% comp to Aug this year, but we are still up 10% compared to Oct 2015.
Lots of stats! One last thing - strong seller’s market in Oct 2015 now market favouring buyers.
Information package Westside, North Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby, Surrey, Coquitlam