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Summer followed its usual script — sales eased back from the spring peak, properties took a little more time to sell, and inventory pulled back from its Q2 high. But beneath those familiar seasonal patterns, the defining theme of the … </p> <div><a href="https://dirkvanderwal.com/the-q-report-q3-2026/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-9596" class="post-9596 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-market-conditions no-post-thumbnail"> <div class="entry-featured"> </div> <div class="entry-wrap"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://dirkvanderwal.com/the-q-report-q2-2026/" title="Permalink to: "The Q Report – Q2 2026"">The Q Report – Q2 2026</a> </h2> </header> <div class="entry-content excerpt"> <p>Q2 2026 IN REVIEW Welcome, Q Report readers. We missed our usual publication date for the second quarter of 2026, so before our full Q3 report, here is a quick look back at what happened in Victoria’s spring market. The short version: spring behaved like spring. After a quiet start to the year, Q2 brought the familiar seasonal surge — … </p> <div><a href="https://dirkvanderwal.com/the-q-report-q2-2026/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-9591" class="post-9591 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-market-conditions no-post-thumbnail"> <div class="entry-featured"> </div> <div class="entry-wrap"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://dirkvanderwal.com/the-q-report-q1-2026/" title="Permalink to: "The Q Report – Q1 2026"">The Q Report – Q1 2026</a> </h2> </header> <div class="entry-content excerpt"> <p>INTRODUCTION Welcome, Q Report readers, to our analysis of the Victoria real estate market for the first quarter of 2026. After a year of recalibration in 2025, Q1 2026 opened with the market finding its footing in seasonal patterns while navigating a backdrop of broader economic uncertainty. The defining theme of the quarter is resilience with caution: prices held firm or … </p> <div><a href="https://dirkvanderwal.com/the-q-report-q1-2026/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-9589" class="post-9589 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-market-conditions no-post-thumbnail"> <div class="entry-featured"> </div> <div class="entry-wrap"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://dirkvanderwal.com/victoria-real-estate-market-report-for-march-2026/" title="Permalink to: "Victoria Real Estate Market Report for March 2026"">Victoria Real Estate Market Report for March 2026</a> </h2> </header> <div class="entry-content excerpt"> <p>April 1, 2026 A total of 579 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this March, 5.5 per cent fewer than the 613 properties sold in March 2025 and 24.5 per cent more than in February 2026. Sales of condominiums decreased by 18.8 per cent from March 2025 with 164 units sold. 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Sales of condominiums decreased by 19.8 per cent from February 2025 with 154 units sold. 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Sales of condominiums decreased by 25.3 per cent from January 2025 with 109 units sold. Sales of single family homes decreased … </p> <div><a href="https://dirkvanderwal.com/victoria-real-estate-market-report-for-january-2026/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-9590" class="post-9590 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-market-conditions no-post-thumbnail"> <div class="entry-featured"> </div> <div class="entry-wrap"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://dirkvanderwal.com/the-q-report-q4-2025/" title="Permalink to: "The Q Report – Q4 2025"">The Q Report – Q4 2025</a> </h2> </header> <div class="entry-content excerpt"> <p>INTRODUCTION Welcome, Q Report readers, to our analysis of the Victoria real estate market for the fourth quarter of 2025. As the year drew to a close, we saw a market in consolidation mode. Inventory levels normalized after their mid-year surge, sales activity moderated seasonally, and prices remained remarkably stable across most segments. 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