Vancouver Real Estate Analysis for West End

by Maggie Chandler on December 31, 2009

in West End

Vancouver real estate in the West End saw October listings and sales down in November,  resulting in less than 3 months of inventory.  The days on the market for condos that sold dropped from 47 to 30.   The average selling price dropped to $568,000 but is higher than any November in the last 5 years.   The sales under $500,000 dropped from 75% to 51% and the $700,000 to $1M price range increased by 50%. The list price to sale price ratio is 99% . In February the market under $300,000 was selling the best -currently less than 10% of the sales.  

Listings – 130.  9 listed under $300,000 (including 1 under $200,000). 29 listed between $300,000 and $400,000. 14 listed between $400,000 and $500,000.  45 listed between $500,000 and $1M.  21 listed between $1M & $2M. 7 listed over $2M

Least expensive -$198,00 for a leasehold one bedroom

Most expensive – $5,780,000 for 4500 sq-ft in Shangri-la. View it

Supply (months) -  Nov 2.6, Oct  2.6, Sept 2.6. Aug 2.7 months, Jul 2.1, Jun 2.2, May 5.2, Apr 3.2, Mar 4.5, Feb 8, Jan 9.7

 2008 Listings - Jan  168, Feb 172 ,  Apr 232 , May  241 , June 235, July 235, Aug 246, Sept 257, Oct 268, Nov 281, Dec 242

2009 Listings – Jan 253, Feb 274, Mar 254, Apr 228, May 201, Jun 185, Jul 164, Aug 169, Sept 171, Oct 157, Nov 130

2008 Sales – Jan 57, Feb 53, Mar 42, Apr 45, May 38, June 29, Jul 25, Aug 25, Sept 29, Oct 16, Nov 15, Dec 21

2009 Sales – Jan 26, Feb 34, Mar 56, Apr 73, May 88, Jun 84, Jul 75, Aug 62, Sept 65, Oct 64, Nov 50

Sales 50.  One sold under $200,000.  7 sold between $200,000 and $300,000.  12 sold between $300,000 and $400,000.  7 sold between $400,000 and $500,000. 19 between $500K and $1M (up from 12 last month) and 3 sold over $1M (down from 7 last month) . Only 6% selling over $1M, down from 7% last month and down from 14% in Sept. In Sept and Oct 75% of sales were under $500,000, now down to just under 60%.

Least expensive -  $184,000 for a 99 year leasehold one bedroom

Most expensive - $3,880 for 4300 sf Penthouse on Alberni

2008 Average Days on Market – July 51, Aug 57, Sept 65, Oct 45, Nov 48, Dec 53

2009 Average Days on Market – Jan 69, Feb 44, Mar 67, Apr 51, May 49, Jun 49, Jul 43, Aug 29, Sept 39, Oct 47, Nov 30

2008 Average Sale Price – Jan $592,298. Aug $392,000 Sept $447,834, Oct $370,468, Nov $375,433, Dec $407,357

2009 Average Sale Price – Jan $447,226, Feb $477,545, Mar $443,480, Apr $521,593, May $482,585, Jun $482,017, Jul $449,000, Aug $497,000, Sept $695,432, Oct $616,500, Nov $568,000

In Nov’08 the average sale price was $376,000, in Nov’07 it was $545,000 in Nov’06 it was $413,000 and in Oct ‘05 it was $367,000.

2008 Average Selling Price $ pr sq ft - Dec $512, Nov $478,  Oct $505 Sept $526, Jul $556, Jun $553, May $544,

2009 Average Selling Price $ pr sq ft – Jan $528, Feb $525, Mar $526, Apr $558, May $541, Jun $567, Jul $560, Aug $578, Sept $635, Oct $614, Nov $571

2008 List Price to Sale Price Ratio - Dec 93% ,Nov 93% , Oct 95%

2009 List Price to Sale Price Ratio – Jan 94%, Feb 94%, Mar 94%, Apr 96%, May 96%, Jun 97%, Jul 98%, Aug 98%, Sept 98%, Oct 98%, Nov 99%

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Buy house December 31, 2009 at 10:40 am

Good analysis report,i think 2010 will be a great time for real estate.Don’t worry about this.

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