Image: M. Vanden Bosch / PML / This Sardis home for sale is typical of the price drop that is happening throughout Chilliwack, Sardis, Yarrow, Cultus Lake, Agassiz and Hope. Prices, while still high, are selling at a much lower rate than they were just six months ago in February 2022.
Falling home prices

Real estate prices for single-family homes in Sardis, Chilliwack, Yarrow, Cultus Lake, Agassiz and Hope are finally dropping compared to earlier this year

Sep 4, 2022 | 6:10 AM

CHILLIWACK — Perhaps the most glaring statistic from August’s real estate sales data released Friday (Sept. 2) by the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board (CADREB) wasn’t necessarily the sales activity itself.

Compared to a year ago, there were only 147 sales of homes in August, a far cry from the hotbed of activity in August 2021 when 346 homes sold.

But the biggest takeaway from the data appears to be a significant drop in the benchmark price of a single-family home compared to what was happening in the greater Chilliwack area just six months ago.

According to CADREB, the benchmark price for a Sardis single-family home that sold in August 2022 was $951,400. If that seems high, it’s a drop in the bucket compared to six months ago when the benchmark price of a single-family home in Sardis was $1,229,200. In July 2021, the benchmark price was $1,016,600.

Not only were prices dropping in Sardis, they fell precipitously in Chilliwack, Yarrow, Cultus Lake, Agassiz, and Hope.

Image: Supplied by CADREB / The price of a benchmark single-family home sold in August 2022 is much lower than it was just six months ago for Sardis, Chilliwack, Yarrow, Cultus Lake, Agassiz, and Hope.

In Chilliwack, the benchmark price for a single-family home that sold in August 2022 was $885,900. It was $1,084,900 six months ago.

In Yarrow, the August benchmark price for a single-family home that sold was $959,600. It was $1,222,600 six months ago in February 2022.

In Cultus Lake, the August benchmark price for a single-family home that sold was $893,700. It was $1,063,300 six months ago in February 2022.

In Agassiz, the benchmark price for a single-family home that sold in August 2022 was $782,900. It was $936,600 six months ago in February 2022.

In Hope and the surrounding area, the benchmark price for a single-family home that sold in August 2022 was $720,700. It was $781,500 six months ago in February 2022.