Vancouver Real Estate Market – September 2024

Real Estate Market Report | Vancouver | September 2024

Market Tightens as Sales Slow and Inventory Swells Across All Segments

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. 

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With many important factors to consider (what kind of home you have, what community etc.), it’s important to look specifically at what the housing market is doing in your neighbourhood.  

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So what's happening in the Vancouver real estate market as of September 2024?

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.

Overall Vancouver Market

The Vancouver real estate market for September 2024 presents a contrasting narrative of increasing inventory and slowing sales. While new listings are down slightly, the rising inventory and months of supply signal that the market is cooling. However, prices remain high, underscoring Vancouver’s resilience in maintaining value, even amidst softened demand. Across all residential property types in Metro Vancouver, sales have decreased by 23% compared to the average of the last five Augusts. This decline in demand is juxtaposed with an inventory that has grown by 22%, marking a shift in the market dynamics, with supply now outstripping demand. As a result, the months of supply have jumped by 50%, suggesting it’s becoming a more buyer-friendly market. Despite these trends, the overall benchmark price for residential properties in Metro Vancouver remains a hefty $1,197,700.

Vancouver's Detached Homes

The detached housing market reflects the broader slowdown. New listings for detached homes in Vancouver are down by 4%, while sales have fallen more sharply by 30%. Despite this drop in demand, inventory has increased by 20%, leading to a significant rise in months of supply—up 54%—indicating a softer market. The benchmark price for a detached home in Vancouver is still among the highest at $2,044,800, holding firm despite reduced buyer activity.

Vancouver's Apartments

The apartment market mirrors the general market trends, albeit with slightly less volatility. New apartment listings have dropped by 4%, and sales are down by 19% compared to the last five Augusts. With inventory growing by 22%, the apartment market has also seen an increase in months of supply, now up by 43%. Nevertheless, the benchmark price for apartments in Metro Vancouver remains strong at $768,200, indicating continued demand for urban living spaces, albeit at a slower pace.

Vancouver's Attached Homes

The attached home segment (which includes townhouses and duplexes) has seen similar shifts. While new listings have remained stable (0% change), sales have decreased by 21%. However, inventory has increased significantly, up 28%, which has pushed the months of supply up by 56%. The benchmark price for attached homes stands at $1,124,700, still robust, but the increasing supply suggests some softening could follow if demand doesn’t rebound.

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 2 years using Bode’s Sold Data page.


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