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Sales of condominiums were down 38.2 per cent from December 2021 with 94 units sold. 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Sales of condominiums were down 42.4 per cent from November 2021 with 136 units sold. 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Sales of condominiums were down 39 per cent from October 2021 with 152 units sold. Sales of single family homes decreased … </p> <div><a href="https://dirkvanderwal.com/a-slight-uptick-in-sales-and-inventory-but-victoria-market-still-requires-commitment-to-homes/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-551" class="post-551 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-q3-2022/" title="Permalink to: "The Q Report – Q3 2022"">The Q Report – Q3 2022</a> </h2> </header> <div class="entry-content excerpt"> <p>INTRODUCTION What Actually Happened. If you’ve read The Q Report before, you’ve seen us use this phrase, and know it’s not a question. 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Sales of condominiums were down 57.1 per cent from August 2021 with 148 units sold. 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