Property Type:
25.9% by First Time Buyers (up from 16.2 in March)*
18.6% of purchases were by Move-Up Buyers (down from 24.6% )
11.8% buying Revenue/Investment Property (up from 10.6%)*
10.5% moving from Single Family Home to Strata Unit (same as March – 10.6%)
5.5% moving into Retirement Home/Seniors Community (down from 7.8%)
4.5% moving from Strata property to Single Family Home (down from 6.1%)
* During the month of April, there was substantial
Property Type:
24.6% of purchases were by Move-Up Buyers (up from 21.3% in February)*
16.2% by First Time Buyers (down from 19.7%)
10.6% moving from Single Family Home to Strata Unit (up from 7.1%)*
10.6% buying Revenue/Investment Property (down from 13.2%)
7.8% moving into Retirement Home/Seniors Community (up from 7.1%)*
7.3% purchasing Recreation Property (down from 12.6%)
6.1% moving from Strata property to Single Family Home (down from 6.3%)
FEBRUARY SURVEY SUMMARY
Property Type:
21.3% of purchases were by Move-Up Buyers (up from 19.8% in January)*
19.7% by First Time Buyers (down from 24.8%)
12.6% purchasing Recreation Property (up from 11.6%)
9.4% buying Revenue/Investment Property (down from 13.2%)
7.1% moving from Single Family Home to Strata Unit (down from 10.7%)
7.1% moving into Retirement Home/Seniors Community (up from 2.5%)*
6.3% moving from Strata property to Single
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