Author: sammehrbod-com

Early-Q3 brought ~2.1K residential sales, and Late-Q2 momentum did not continue, leaving Metro Vancouver in the familiar holding pattern market watchers described.
Apartments led the pullback in Early-Q3, while detached and attached homes changed less, highlighting where activity softened most across Vancouver, BC recently.
New listings landed near ~5K in Early-Q3, and active inventory held near ~16.5K, keeping Metro Vancouver broadly well supplied for buyers currently.
The composite benchmark sat near $1.09M in Early-Q3, about ~1% below Late-Q2, while overall sales-to-active listings held near ~13% for Vancouver buyers.
Seller slowdown has started trimming inventory, and an economist said the second half could improve a bit, especially for Vancouver's detached market.

Early-Q3 brought 2.1K Vancouver home sales, ↓~10% yearly and ~19% below the 10-yr seasonal avg., erasing the Late-Q2 gains that opened summer.
Vancouver's composite benchmark for all residential property types was $1.09M in Early-Q3, ↓low-6% yearly and ↓~1% MoM from Late-Q2 for a softer pricing backdrop.
New listings reached 5K in Early-Q3, ↓~12% yearly, yet they closely matched Vancouver's 10-yr seasonal avg. for new supply coming onto the market.
Total inventory stood at 16.5K homes in Early-Q3, ↓~4% yearly but still ~27% above Vancouver's long-term avg., giving buyers more options to consider.
An economist said Vancouver's sales story has often been one step forward, one step back, with Late-Q2 and Early-Q3 showing that pattern.