Another Typically Atypical Month in 2021 - September 2021

Sep 21, 2021

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Ryan Berlin

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The rennie podcast is about the real estate market and the people connected by it. Tune in for monthly discussions making sense of the latest market data and to hear from an array of industry experts helping us answer big real estate questions about demographics, economics, urban planning, and design. Episode #24: Another Typically Atypical Month in 2021 - September 2021In this episode, we join Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist and Director of rennie intelligence, along with Squamish based rennie advisor, Shawn Wentworth, to review the latest residential data for the Vancouver Region and discuss three key insights gleaned in August 2021:

Limited inventory is a sign of atypical August activity.
Sales activity remains elevated.
The sales mix is returning to the pre-Covid norm.

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Shawn Wentworth, rennie advisor

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Benchmark price infographics for detached homes, townhomes, and condos are available for sub-markets in the Vancouver Region, Greater Victoria, and Central Okanagan regions.

The number of homes that came to market in the Central Okanagan last month was a near-record for September. In spite of that, inventory fell for a third consecutive month and, for the first time since March 2022, was down year-over-year.