Richmond Housing Report - List Vs Sold March, 2009

April 4, 2009

Richmond Housing Report - List Vs Sold March, 2009
Source: RealtyLink Online, Listings v. Sales

Housing Type	Active Listings	March Sales	Av. 3 mth	No. Months	Average Price
Detached	665	118	72	9.24	$780,000
Townhouse	360	89	50	7.20	$410,000
Condominiums	660	130	92	7.17	$275,000

The total home sales for the month of March, 2009 in Richmond picked up further. The total sales improved by 69% to 337 homes compared to the previous month sale of 199 homes. On a year-over-year basis, this was a drop of 21% from the March 2008 sales of 427 units.

The total active listings decreased slightly from 1,820 the previous month to 1,685 units. The improvement in sales helped to improve the supply / demand (list to sale) ratio greatly from 13.09 to around 8.97 months. At around 9 months supply of home, sellers are still under pressure to adjust their prices lower to sell their homes.

The Big Picture

Overall, home prices had dropped in the range of 12% to 15%, and the Spring season helps to spur more buyer activities. The market remained fairly active with more buyers making inquiries and searching for homes.

Whether home prices will hold at the present level or subject to further price decline will depend on how the supply and demand activities for homes over the next few months. Although mortgage rates are at all time low, Canadian banks have tightened their lending, which will have an effect on the demand for homes from buyers. You can read the latest news on Greater Vancouver and Canadian housing reports.

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