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[lanforod]

Okay! Sounds like February will get at least a strong start too then!

[MarkoJ]

Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:25am:

Jan Jan
2016 2015
Net Unconditional Sales: 361 351
New Listings: 703 1,027
Active Listings: 2,435 3,283

Please Note
Left Column: stats so far this month
Right Column: stats for the entire month from last year

[Mike K.]

Oops, I forgot to upload the graphic earlier today.

 

[MarkoJ]

Finally have some useful buyer origin stat numbers...

 

[dasmo]

I guess that puts the HAM theory to rest...

[MarkoJ]

I guess that puts the HAM theory to rest...

 

Look at the jump in lower mainland buyers; I think there is a bit of an affect of HAM driving prices up in Vancouver and those individuals unloading and moving to Victoria.

 

Sell gramas’ house for $2.4 - http://thekavanaghgr...w-in-va-4192444

 

Move to Oak Bay, buy a home for $1.4 and retire.

[MarkoJ]

The strenght from Alberta is very puzzeling.

[lanforod]

The strenght from Alberta is very puzzeling.

You think so? I get that many people there have incurred losses, but I think for Albertans who want to get out of prairie weather and a bad economy, Victoria is not a bad choice. It may be considered a more affordable choice than Vancouver. I suspect a lot of those are retirees.

[Greg]

How is nationality determined for this data? I assume it is where you are actually moving from and not just passport?

[MarkoJ]

How is nationality determined for this data? I assume it is where you are actually moving from and not just passport?

 

Where you are moving from is correct.

[LeoVictoria]

 

Look at the jump in lower mainland buyers; I think there is a bit of an affect of HAM driving prices up in Vancouver and those individuals unloading and moving to Victoria.

 

 

Sell gramas’ house for $2.4 - http://thekavanaghgr...w-in-va-4192444

 

 

Move to Oak Bay, buy a home for $1.4 and retire.

 

 

 

Not up hugely in percentage terms, but a bit.

 

The surge in activity this year is mostly due to locals still although it will be interesting if the lower mainland component increases this year http://househuntvict...ot-local-money/

[LeoVictoria]

You think so? I get that many people there have incurred losses, but I think for Albertans who want to get out of prairie weather and a bad economy, Victoria is not a bad choice. It may be considered a more affordable choice than Vancouver. I suspect a lot of those are retirees.

 

I wonder if some people took early retirement once the job losses started.

[Mike K.]

For sure. Lots of people started cashing out as soon as the pendulum began to swing.

[VicHockeyFan]

http://www.theglobea...rticle28462590/

 

 

Victoria’s affordable homes prompting early moves out of Lower Mainland

KERRY GOLD

Special to The Globe and Mail

Published 

Friday, Jan. 29, 2016 4:15PM EST

 

 

[lanforod]

'Affordable'. It's all relative!

[MarkoJ]

wow….highest monthly sales since 2002; lowest new listings since 2005. These are some insane numbers. To put things into perspective we had 294 sales January 2013.

Mon Feb 1, 2016 8:30am:

Jan Jan
2016 2015
Net Unconditional Sales: 539 351
New Listings: 934 1,027
Active Listings: 2,471 3,283

Please Note
Left Column: stats for the entire month from this year
Right Column: stats for the entire month from last year

[UDeMan]

Is it a rush to buy before the new down payment rules come in on February 15?

 

Any way you look at it getting that listing is as good as gold.  

[Mike K.]

[MarkoJ]

Tue Feb 9, 2016 8:25am:

Feb Feb
2016 2015
Net Unconditional Sales: 165 542
New Listings: 307 1,108
Active Listings: 2,472 3,480

Please Note
Left Column: stats so far this month
Right Column: stats for the entire month from last year

[DavidSchell]

 

http://www.theglobea...rticle28462590/

 

 

 

 

Thanks for the link ...

 

We are looking at listing our home located up by Claremont school in a couple of weeks.

 

Does anyone know if this is an area where people coming here are looking ... our house was custom built in 2008 and is very teen friendly.