“Detached homes made up 30 per cent of all sales in September and represented 62 per cent of
all the homes listed for sale on the MLS®,” said Oudil. “This dynamic has slowed the pace of
upward pressure that we’ve seen on detached home prices in our market over the last few years.”
For all property types, the sales-to-active listings ratio for September 2017 is 29.8 per cent. By
property type, the ratio is 14.6 per cent for detached homes, 42.3 per cent for townhomes, and
60.4 per cent for apartments.
Generally, analysts say that downward pressure on home prices occurs when the ratio dips below
the 12 per cent mark for a sustained period, while home prices often experience upward pressure
when it surpasses 20 per cent over several months.
The MLS® Home Price Index composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Metro
Vancouver is currently $1,037,300. This represents a 10.9 per cent increase over September 2016
and a 0.7 per cent increase compared to August 2017.
Sales of detached properties in September 2017 reached 852, a 27.9 per cent increase from the
sales recorded in September 2016 (666), a decrease of 33 per cent from September 2015 (1,272),
and a decrease of 32.9 per cent from September 2014 (1,270). The benchmark price for detached
properties is $1,617,300. This represents a 2.9 per cent increase from September 2016 and a 0.1
per cent increase compared to August 2017.
Sales of apartment properties reached 1,451 in September 2017, a 19.1 per cent increase
compared from the sales recorded in September 2016 (1,218), a 5.1 per cent decrease from
September 2015 (1,529), and a 22.1 per cent increase from September 2014 (1,188). The
benchmark price of an apartment property is $635,800. This represents a 21.7 per cent increase
from September 2016 and a 1.4 per cent increase compared to August 2017.
Attached property sales in September 2017 totalled 518, a 40.4 per cent increase compared to the
sales recorded in September 2016 (369), a 4.8 per cent decrease from September 2015 (544), and
an 11.6 per cent increase from September 2014 (464).
The benchmark price of an attached home
is $786,600.
This represents a 14.5 per cent increase from September 2016 and a 1.1 per cent
increase compared to August 2017.