A balanced Victoria real estate market continues to provide consumers with options

November 3, 2025  A total of 617 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this October, 5.7 per cent fewer than the 654 properties sold in October 2024 and 11.4 per cent more than in September 2025. Sales of condominiums decreased by 15 per cent from October 2024 with 159 units sold. Sales of single family homes increased by 2.9 per cent from October 2024 with 350 sold.

"The local real estate market remains reasonably balanced," said 2025 Victoria Real Estate Board Chair Dirk VanderWal. "Single family homes are currently seeing the strongest demand, and this month we saw the highest number of October sales since 2020. However, condo sales were…

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Victoria real estate market finds a healthy balance in autumn

October 1, 2025  A total of 554 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this September, 3 per cent fewer than the 571 properties sold in September 2024 and 5.5 per cent more than in August 2025. Sales of condominiums decreased by 18.5 per cent from September 2024 with 154 units sold. Sales of single family homes increased by 6.3 per cent from September 2024 with 289 sold.

"September was another stable month for local real estate," said 2025 Victoria Real Estate Board Chair Dirk VanderWal. "Stability is a good thing; we don’t want to see huge fluctuations in price or number of sales in our market. A market like we currently are in, that experiences typical seasonality,…

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Victoria real estate market quiet but steady to summer's end

September 2, 2025  A total of 525 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this August, 3.7 per cent fewer than the 545 properties sold in August 2024 and 22.8 per cent fewer than in July 2025. Sales of condominiums decreased by 16 per cent from August 2024 with 152 units sold. Sales of single family homes increased by 6.3 per cent from August 2024 with 268 sold.

"August was a quiet but steady month," said 2025 Victoria Real Estate Board Chair Dirk VanderWal. "Typical of what we'd expect for the time of year, the late summer month saw fewer sales and a small decrease in the available listings. Many people shift focus to vacations and back to school preparation in…

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Victoria real estate market offers good options over the summer months

August 1, 2025  A total of 680 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this July, 4.6 per cent more than the 650 properties sold in July 2024 and 10.6 per cent fewer than in June 2025. Sales of condominiums increased by 5.6 per cent from July 2024 with 225 units sold. Sales of single family homes decreased by 0.3 per cent from July 2024 with 318 sold.

"Typically, as the school year wraps up and summer holidays begin, our housing market relaxes somewhat," said 2025 Victoria Real Estate Board Chair Dirk VanderWal. "However, we did see a good pace of sales in July, and listing inventory remained at a stable level. This means that those shopping over the summer…

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Victoria real estate market kicks off summer with strong fundamentals

July 2, 2025  A total of 761 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this June, 15.1 per cent more than the 661 properties sold in June 2024 and 0.4 per cent more than in May 2025. Sales of condominiums increased by 23.3 per cent from June 2024 with 249 units sold. Sales of single family homes increased by 17.5 per cent from June 2024 with 402 sold.

"We observed a fairly robust real estate market in the month of June," said 2025 Victoria Real Estate Board Chair Dirk VanderWal. "Recent market trends suggest that we have finally transitioned from a pandemic-driven market to more conventional patterns. We have experienced consecutive months of a healthy and balanced…

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A stable real estate market trend continues in Victoria, BC

June 2, 2025  A total of 758 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this May, 0.7 per cent fewer than the 763 properties sold in May 2024 but 18.1 per cent more than in April 2025. Sales of condominiums decreased by 6 per cent from May 2024 with 221 units sold. Sales of single family homes increased by 0.5 per cent from May 2024 with 401 sold.

"Victoria's real estate market in the month of May was positive for consumers on both sides of the transaction," said 2025 Victoria Real Estate Board Chair Dirk VanderWal. "Ample inventory coming to market outpaced brisk sales, which provided a consistent amount of choice and eased competition on high-demand properties. More…

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Victoria real estate activity tempered by political and economic uncertainty

May 1, 2025  A total of 642 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this April, 5.3 per cent fewer than the 678 properties sold in April 2024 but 4.7 per cent more than in March 2025. Sales of condominiums decreased by 10.1 per cent from April 2024 with 187 units sold. Sales of single family homes decreased by 0.6 per cent from April 2024 with 335 sold.

"While sales were up from March, activity in April was most likely impacted by events in play well beyond our immediate real estate market," said 2025 Victoria Real Estate Board Chair Dirk VanderWal. "Political uncertainty associated with the federal election, combined with broader economic concerns…

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Victoria real estate market stable in the face of uncertainty

April 1, 2025  A total of 613 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this March, 4.3 per cent more than the 588 properties sold in March 2024 and 16.1 per cent more than in February 2025. Sales of condominiums were up 14.1 per cent from March 2024 with 202 units sold. Sales of single family homes increased by 2.1 per cent from March 2024 with 292 sold. 

“The economic uncertainty the world faces right now certainly colours our local real estate market,” said 2025 Victoria Real Estate Board Chair Dirk VanderWal. “In spite of this, our market remains as it has in recent months - stable and balanced. Inventory levels this past month held steady at over three thousand…

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February a steady month for Greater Victoria Buyers & Sellers

March 3, 2025  A total of 528 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this February, 12.3 per cent more than the 470 properties sold in February 2024 and 25.1 per cent more than in January 2025. Sales of condominiums were up 26.3 per cent from February 2024 with 192 units sold. Sales of single family homes increased by 4.5 per cent from February 2024 with 234 sold.

"February was another stable month for local real estate," said 2025 Victoria Real Estate Board Chair Dirk VanderWal. "The combination of slowly growing inventory and slightly increased sales means that our market remains in balance from the start of the year, which creates comfortable conditions for both…

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2025 housing market kicks off with good balance of inventory and stable pricing

February 3, 2025  A total of 422 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this January, 23.8 per cent more than the 341 properties sold in January 2024 and 0.2 per cent more than in December 2024. Sales of condominiums were up 30.4 per cent from January 2024 with 146 units sold. Sales of single family homes increased by 19.8 per cent from January 2024 with 194 sold.

"We've seen a strong hand off from the December market to January with a good sense of momentum building," said 2025 Victoria Real Estate Board Chair Dirk VanderWal. "Over the course of the month, we saw an uptick in new listings, and it is the first time in ten years that over one thousand…

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