Around Town: January Market Minute by Kutyn
The Numbers Are In…
For Comox Valley and Campbell River, the trends for the Zone Totals for 2018 (sales across all market sectors) are remarkably similar. For the Comox Valley, the total sales of $783 Million was down 2% from last year, but reflecting a 10% increase in the average price. The Campbell River market was off 6% to $346 Million, with a 17% increase in the average price. For the month of December alone, sales in the Comox Valley were off 38% to $31 Million, while sales in Campbell River were off 31% to $13 Million.
In the Comox Valley there were 27 price reductions in December. In Campbell River there were 8.
It is interesting to note that average lot prices are very similar; $246,584 in the Comox Valley and $235,228 in Campbell River, albeit on relatively small sample sizes of approximately 3 sales per month through the MLS. There is still a large discrepancy in the average Single Family house price; $539,897 in the Comox Valley and $453,935 in Campbell River. In the late 1990’s Single Family average prices were virtually identical. It begs the question… ‘is there scope for additional increase in the Campbell River Single Family house price?’
January Market Minute by Kutyn – www.kutyn.com
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