Helena Bowen, Island Homes Realty
BC Sales Trend Higher from 2009 

The BC Real Estate Association ( BCREA) report that MLS residential sales in the province declined 36 percent to 5,507 units in October compared to the same month last year.   The average MLS residential price in October on  Vancouver Island was $237, 963,  a  43%  decrease.  439  Units  were sold  in  October  2010,  and  750  Residential units  in  2009,  a  overall  decrease  of  41.5%.

Vancouver Island  2010 Year  to  Date  statistics  report  Unit  Sales 5747 with  an  average Selling  Price  of  $327,939.  An  overall  increase   of  3.6% in  Unit  Sales  from  2009.