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LAURIE LIDSTONE
VICTORIA – A total of 763 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this May, 1.5 per cent fewer than the 775 properties sold in May 2023 and a 12.5 per cent increase from April 2024. Sales of condominiums were down 5.2 per cent from May 2023 with 235 units sold. Sales of single family homes exactly matched the number from May 2023 with 399 sold.
The Multiple Listing Service® Home Price Index benchmark value for a single family home in the Victoria Core in May 2023 was $1,300,900. The benchmark value for the same home in May 2024 increased by 0.7 per cent to $1,309,700, up from April’s value of $1,301,800. The MLS® HPI benchmark value for a condominium in the Victoria Core area in May 2023 was $562,900 while the benchmark value for the same condominium in May 2024 increased by 1.2 per cent to $569,500, up from the April value of $561,200.
Source: Victoria Real Estate Board