OCTOBER SURVEY SUMMARY
Property Type:
24.5% of purchases were by Move-Up Buyers* (up from 22.4% as in September)*
17.5% by First Time Buyers (down from 20.4%)
14.8% moving from Single Family Home to Strata Unit (up from 12.5%)*
8.3% buying Revenue/Investment Property (down from 8.6%)
7.9% buying Recreation Property (down from 13.7%)
5.7% moving into Retirement Home/Seniors Community (up from 3.9%)*
4.8% moving from Strata property to Single Family Home (up from 3.5%)*
* During the month of October, there was an increase in purchases by move-up buyers, home owners downsizing to strata units and retirement communities, and strata owners purchasing single family homes. First-time buyers, and those purchasing revenue and recreation property saw a drop from the previous month.
Buyer Type (Family Dynamic):
26.2% Couple without Children (up from 19.9% in September)**
25.3% Two Parent Family/Children (same as September)**
17.3% Empty Nester/Retired (down from 26.8%)
14.3% Single Male (same as September)
10.1% Single Female (down from 10.7%)
5.1% Single Parent with Children (up from 3.2%)**
** There were more purchases by couples without children and single parents with children in October compared to last month.
Moving From:
59.2% from Within OMREB Board Area (up from 46.9% in September)***
14.3% from Alberta (down from 21.7%)
8.0% from Lower Mainland/Vancouver Island (down from 12.0%)
7.1% from Other Areas in BC (down from 9.7%)
5.9% from Saskatchewan/Manitoba (up from 5.0%)***
2.5% from Eastern Canada/Maritimes (down from 3.1%)
2.5% from Outside Canada (up from 1.6%)***
0.4% from NWT/Yukon (up from 0%)***
*** Compared to September, there were more buyers moving from within the Board area, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, the NWT/Yukon, and outside Canada but less migration from Albert, and fewer purchasers from the Lower Mainland/Vancouver Island, and other areas of BC during October.
