Anyway the 'new' HPI shows a 7.1% YOY gain for SFH..
While Median is down 0.8% and average is up 0.5%
ie flat at best YOY.
MOI is 10.5
The HPI shows lots of losses (- numbers) over the last five years. eg Mission detached down 5% over 5 years or Abbotsford condos down 5% over 5 years. RE is all about timing .. some categories are down 12% over 3 years.
Look at the graph of sales/active listings ratio . Currently at 10% (same as an MOI of 10) and see how far it is in buyer's territory. The last time it got that lower was in 2008/9.
Any boots of the ground reports from the FV?
Hey,
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If you're looking for confirmation of what a farce the HPI is, look no further than the difference between the last two pages of the FVREB link you posted above. Average prices in the last year down about 10% on page 11, wile HPI showing "benchmark" prices holding steady.
I spit out my coffee even though I wasn't drinking any when I saw that. Total laugher.
Their HPI benchmark may not be all that bad. I think it tracks the year over year median price with a lot of smoothing. Useless for second guessing the market, but ok for judging the overall picture. Just to clarify, that's the "Home Price Index Benchmark Prices" which gives a dollar amount. The "Home Price Index" which is indexed from 100 looks like some kind of bullshit.
ReplyDeleteRight you are Anon 11.19.
ReplyDeleteI didn't differentiate between the two
hey fishy
ReplyDeleteHow is surrey holding up buddy