4th Down

Four Downs

American football, that game where big guys beat each other up as they chase a leather ball to and fro on an open field has I’m told, 4 downs.

I always wondered from where the ‘down’ part of the game originated. Apparantly, in 19th century rugby, it meant that the ball became dead on the field of play by mutual consent of the opponents.

Wondering at other possibilities – what if both sellers and buyers of Vancouver real estate agreed that the market was dead and agreed as did football players of yesteryear to ‘have it down’.

Some opinions want the market to be dead. Those that want the play to stop have been shouting ‘down’ for some time. Continuing the LAPS series, one might conclude that they held influence over Vancouver’s apartments which according to ‘American’ football rules managed four downs in August.

Vancouver Apartment Units Listed

Units Listed are down. They hit the field at 1,683, a drop from April’s high of 3,249 and July’s 1,792.

Vancouver Apartment Units Sold

Apartments sold are down. These slammed into the turf in August with a count of 936, dropping from July’s 979 units sold.

Vancouver’s Apartment Active Listings

Active Listings are down. August’s 6,493 units have come to a stop on the line from July’s 6,913.

Vancouver’s Apartment Average Price

Apartment’s Average price are down. $443,100 was recorded July, August prices slid past the post to $430,598.

Field Goal

It seems the buyer team has bigger players than the sellers. Perhaps September will see a field goal attempt.

**A correction was made to this post as avid fans informed that Canadian football only has 3 downs – seems unfair!