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Fraser Valley Real Estate Market May 2022

Home prices soften as Fraser Valley housing market cools amid lower sales and higher inventory

MAY 2022 MARKET REPORT

Fraser Valley Real Estate Report

With Tom Cruise and Top Gun stealing all the headlines, you may have momentarily forgotten about the shifting real estate market… probably not though.  Active inventory in the Fraser Valley has almost tripled since December.  At the same time, buyers are hesitant with interest rate hikes and other economic uncertainty.  This has resulted in prices starting to decrease in most asset types and neighbourhoods.  This is not necessarily a bad thing though, as we move towards more of a balanced market and away from one that heavily favoured sellers.  It is a lot less high pressure out there and we are seeing good opportunities, especially for those that are trying to make a move up.  As always, we would love to sit down and chat with you about it in more detail… we can be your wingman anytime.


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GO TO LAST MONTHS STATS



All Fraser Valley Areas Combined

  • Detached – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -21,1%
  • Townhouse – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -7.2%
  • Condo/Apt – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -18.1%

Abbotsford

  • Detached – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -9.2%
  • Townhouse – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -26.9%
  • Condo/Apt – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -30.3%

Mission

  • Detached – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -25.9%
  • Townhouse – SALES FROM LAST MONTH: 0.0%
  • Condo/Apt – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -33.3%

White Rock / South Surrey

  • Detached – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -31.9%
  • Townhouse – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -16.9%
  • Condo/Apt – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -26.3%

Langley

  • Detached – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -13.8%
  • Townhouse – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -17.5%
  • Condo/Apt – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -8.3%

Delta – North

  • Detached – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -20.6%
  • Townhouse – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -60.0%
  • Condo/Apt – SALES UP FROM LAST MONTH: 40.0%

Surrey – Central

  • Detached – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -12.7%
  • Townhouse – SALES UP FROM LAST MONTH: 23.8%
  • Condo/Apt – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -7.9%

Surrey – Cloverdale

  • Detached – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -30.4%
  • Townhouse – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -10.6%
  • Condo/Apt – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -25.6%

Surrey – North

  • Detached – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -33.3%
  • Townhouse – SALES UP FROM LAST MONTH: 12.0%
  • Condo/Apt – SALES DOWN FROM LAST MONTH: -16.6%

What Does The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board Have To Say?

Home prices soften as Fraser Valley housing market cools amid lower sales and higher inventory

SURREY, BC –

As property sales continue to fall in the Fraser Valley and active listings continue to grow, the region
is edging towards more balanced levels not seen since the pre-pandemic period.
Sales of all property types in May were 1,360, down 16.9 per cent from April’s 1,637; and down 53.9 per cent compared to May of 2021.
At the same time, active listings (the number of properties available for sale at a given moment during the month, in this case at the end of May) have more than tripled since December 2021. At the end of May, actives sat at 6,183, up 5.4 per cent year-over-year, and an increase of 14.8 per cent compared to April 2022.
The sales-to-active-listings ratio measures whether the market is balanced (12% to 20%) or favours either buyers (less than 12%) or sellers (greater than 20%). In May, the ratio for Fraser Valley all property types combined was 22 per cent, comparable to pre-pandemic conditions in early 2020. By comparison, during the pandemic, the ratio peaked at 92 per cent, indicating a strong seller’s market.
“Since March, we’ve seen sales come down with an accompanying increase in inventory, subsequently restoring much-needed balance and cooling our heated market,” said Fraser Valley Real Estate Board President, Sandra Benz. “While still early, it suggests that as we gradually settle into a post-pandemic state of work and life, the big pandemic-era drivers – working from home and record low interest rates – may have run their course.”
In May, MLS® HPI Benchmark prices for all three main property types decreased month-over-month for the first time since September 2019.
“The softening of prices will be welcome news for homebuyers, especially in the face of rising mortgage rates,” said Fraser Valley Real Estate Board CEO, Baldev Gill. “The volatility we’ve witnessed over the past couple of years not only underscores the power of external events to affect the market but, in light of recent trends, the ability of the market itself, to adapt and trigger corrective mechanisms.”

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MLS® HPI Benchmark Price Activity

  • Single Family Detached:

At $1,712,500, the Benchmark price for an FVREB single-family detached home
decreased 2.4 per cent compared to April 2022 and increased 26.2 per cent compared to May 2021.

  • Townhomes:

At $918,900, the Benchmark price for an FVREB townhome decreased 1.4 per cent
compared to April 2022 and increased 31.3 per cent compared to May 2021.

  • Apartments:

At $581,400 the Benchmark price for an FVREB apartment/condo decreased 1.1 per cent
compared to April 2022 and increased 30.0 per cent compared to May 2021.

Find the May 2022 Statistics Package here.


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