British Columbia Canada
Serving Vancouver Island
MARKET SLOWER THAN IN JULY BUT STILL AHEAD OF LAST YEAR The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 692 unit sales (all property types) in August 2025, up six per cent from one year ago. Year-over-year active listings (all property types) were 4,405, down three per cent from the previous year. In the single-family […]
HOUSING MARKET WEATHERING ECONOMIC CROSSWINDS The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 806 unit sales (all property types) in July 2025, up 10 per cent from one year ago. Year-over-year active listings (all property types) were 4,512, up one per cent from the previous year. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 420 […]
HOUSING MARKET WEATHERING UNCERTAINTY AS SUMMER UNFOLDS The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 858 unit sales (all property types) in June 2025, up 18 per cent from one year ago. Year-over-year active listings (all property types) were 4,542, up one per cent from the previous year. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and […]
BUYER OPTIMISM AND A BALANCED MARKET TREND IN MAY The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 781 unit sales (all property types) in May 2025, down three per cent from one year ago. Year-over-year active listings (all property types) rose by five per cent, climbing to 4,439 from 4,242 the previous May. In the […]
Housing Market Holding Steady Despite Uncertainty The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 786 unit sales (all property types) in April 2025, up eight percent from one year ago. Year-over-year active listings (all property types) rose by four per cent, climbing to 4,080 from 3,913 the previous April. In the single-family category (excluding acreage […]
Market Holding Steady in Balanced Territory The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 637 unit sales (all property types) in March 2025, down one percent from one year ago. Year-over-year active listings (all property types) rose by six percent, climbing to 3,708 from 3,488 the previous March. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and […]
Uncertainty surrounding tariffs holding back buyers The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 493 unit sales (all property types) in February 2025, the same as one year ago. Year-over-year active listings (all property types) rose by three percent, climbing to 3,235 from 3,153 in February 2024. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), […]
Positive Start to 2025 Tempered by Uncertainty The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 434 unit sales and 2,988 active listings (all property types) board-wide on the MLS® System in January 2025, up 26 and five percent, respectively. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 205 homes sold in January, up 36 percent […]
2024 Ends with a Balanced Market and a Positive Outlook The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 7,489 unit sales (all property types) in 2024 compared to 7,297 in 2023 and 7,810 in 2022. December 2024 saw unit sales of 443 (all property types) and 2,883 active listings. In the single-family category (excluding acreage […]
Balanced Market Offers The Best of Both Worlds The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 566 unit sales and 3,478 active listings (all property types) board-wide on the MLS® System in November 2024, up 17 and three percent, respectively. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 267 homes sold in November, up 14 […]