REAL ESTATE SALES STATISTICS IN LANGLEY FOR JANUARY 2023

Real estate in Langley for January 2023

Buyers of real estate in Langley remained on the sidelines. This was according to data collected for the first month of sales in 2023 by the FVREB. A continued rise in interest rates is keeping would-be purchasers out of the market. Many are waiting to see what happens with interest rates. As a result, January real estate sales were off to the slowest start in 10 years.

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Record-Breaking Changes to the Local Real Estate Market in Langley

There were 626 real estate sales transactions during the month of January across the FVREB. 126 of those sales were made across the housing spectrum in Langley.  These numbers represent a drop in sales between 28-50% from last year. These numbers vary depending on which housing type we examine in Langley.

“Buyers are understandably cautious, which explains the slow start to the year.” said Sandra Benz, President of the
Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. “That said, the pent-up demand that has been building since the last quarter of
2022 will likely give rise to a sales uptick, especially if rate hikes subside, which we expect will be the case.”

Active Listings

New listings in Langley have increased by between 111-171% across townhomes, single-family homes, and condos. These increases appear comparatively large to last year’s data. However, inventory in the FVREB is at the lowest level of new supply for January since 1984.

“We also expect inventory to start increasing over the coming months as sellers act on decisions that have been on
hold, waiting for rates to peak” added Benz. “As we start to see greater selection across all property categories, we
should see demand pick up.”

There were 516 active listings in Langley, in January. 193 of which were new listings for single-family homes.  Across Fraser Valley in January, the average number of days to sell a single-family detached home was 48. Townhomes saw an average of 40 days. Apartments took, on average, 41 days to sell.

Average Price

The average single-family home price in Langley sat around $ 1,377,647. Townhomes were at an average price of $797,497  and finally, apartments and condos were at an average price of $532,166. The Benchmark price for a single-family home in Langley in January was $ 1,462,400. Townhomes saw a benchmark of $800,600 and finally, apartments and condos in Langley saw a benchmark price of $549,400.