MONTHLY STATISTICS UPDATE FOR APRIL 2025
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APRIL 2025 MARKET UPDATE
NANAIMO, BC – The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 786 unit sales (all property types) in April 2025, up eight per cent from one year ago. Year-over-year active listings (all property types) rose by four per cent, climbing to 4,080 from 3,913 the previous April.
In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 401 homes sold in April, up nine per cent from one year ago and an increase of 33 per cent from March. Sales of condo apartments last month came in at 97, an increase of 33 per cent year over year and up 12 per cent from March. In the row/townhouse category, 90 units changed hands in April, up eight per cent from one year ago and 21 per cent from March.
Active listings of single-family homes were 1,362 last month compared to 1,271 in April 2024. VIREB’s inventory of condo apartments was 410 in April, up from the 381 posted one year ago. There were 331 row/townhouses for sale last month compared to 368 in April 2024.
VIREB CEO Jason Yochim reports that with approximately five months of inventory, VIREB’s market remains balanced, which is good news for buyers and sellers.
“VIREB’s trading area continues to hold steady on year-over-year transactions contrary to several markets in the province that have experienced declines in sales activity year over year,” says Yochim. “The moderate climate and lifestyle of Vancouver Island continues to attract immigration from other parts of Canada, helping to sustain market activity.”
Moving on to prices, the board-wide benchmark price (MLS® Home Price Index) of a single-family home was $800,100 in April 2025, up three per cent from one year ago. In the apartment category, the benchmark price was $412,400 last month, up two per cent from the previous April. The benchmark price of a townhouse in April was $552,900, up two per cent from the prior year
Regardless of market conditions, connecting with a local REALTOR® can help smooth the way to a successful real estate transaction.
For more information and full update, check out the following resources on REALTOR Link®.
Our APRL 2025 Market Update is provided above and available on YouTube; it summarizes our housing market in about two minutes.
Please note: The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) transitioned to a new MLS® System in July 2020 and now uses a significantly different data model, which has affected our categories and terminology. For the boardsupplied graphs, single-family is now referred to as single-family detached, apartment as condo apartment, and townhouse as row/townhouse, which now includes patio homes. However, when reporting HPI numbers, VIREB still refers to single-family, apartment, and townhouse in the media release.