Squamish Real Estate Update – August 2023

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Sales to active ratio:

  • July 2023 = 27%
  • Detached homes = 25% 
  • Condos = 26%
  • Townhomes = 39%
  • Same as last month = 27%
  • Higher than July 2022 = 12%
  • Higher than 5yr July average = 22% 
  • Higher than 10yr July average = 23%
  • **Buyer’s market = <12% / Balanced market = 12%-20% / Seller’s market = >20%**

Sales:

  • July 2023 = 41
  • Lower than last month = 47
  • Higher than July 2022 = 26
  • Lower than the 5 yr avg = 44
  • 7% lower than 5 yr avg
  • Lower than the 10 yr avg =48
  • 15% lower than 10 yr avg

Inventory:

  • July 2023 = 152
  • Lower than last month =172
  • Lower than July 2022 = 213
  • Lower than the 5 yr avg = 213
  • Lower than the 10 yr avg = 233

In a nutshell
When people ask me “how’s the market”, I am currently responding, not bad, slightly below average for sales but quite a bit lower than average inventory. That’s it, that’s the market in a nutshell! Let’s see how the rest of summer and early fall play out.