Don’t you find that the back to school time is so bittersweet?  It’s nice for life to slowly get back to normal with the kids off to school and holidays being over, but, you do know that means that winter is around the corner, right?

There are currently 15,437 listings in Greater Vancouver.  This represents a scant 0.1% increase compared to this time last year.  New listings however are up 24.9% as compared to August 2011.  This was the highest volume of new listings on record since 16 years ago!

The MLSLink® Housing Price Index (HPI) benchmark price for all residential properties in Greater Vancouver over the last 12 months has increased 8.5 per cent to $625,578 in August 2011 from $576,597 in August 2010.

Sales of detached properties on the MLS® in August 2011 reached 1,020, an increase of 14.2% from August 2011.

Attached property sales in August 2011 totalled 403, a 7.8% increase from August 2010.

Sales of apartment properties reached 955 in August 2011, a 2.1% increase from August 2010.

So if you’re selling, you’re in a great position right at this time, but don’t wait too long.  If you’re buying, and the market continues to edge towards a buyer’s market, then winter should be a very good time to get a piece of Vancouver.