Squamish Real Estate Update – September 2024

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Sales to active ratio:

  • Aug 2024 = 15%
  • Detached homes = 17% 
  • Condos = 12%
  • Townhomes = 14%
  • Lower than last month =23%
  • Lower than Aug 2023 = 27%
  • Lower than 5yr Aug average = 23% 
  • Lower than 10yr Aug average = 24%
  • **Buyer’s market = <12% / Balanced market = 12%-20% / Seller’s market = >20%**

Sales:

  • Aug 2024 = 32
  • Lower than last month = 53
  • Lower than Aug 2023 = 47
  • Lower than the 5 yr avg = 42
  • 24% Lower than 5 yr avg
  • Lower than the 10 yr avg =47
  • 32% Lower than 10 yr avg

Inventory:

  • Aug 2024 = 210
  • Lower than last month =228
  • Higher than Aug 2023 = 175
  • Higher than the 5 yr avg = 200
  • Lower than the 10 yr avg = 211

In a nutshell
Below average sales (not dramatically lower, about 3/4 of the average) coupled with average inventory levels, equates to below average sales to active ratio, which is the true measure of the strength of a market. That being said, 3 rate drops in a row and government initiatives will likely kick start the fall market coming up!