South Arm homes for sale

What does a home cost in South Arm?

South Arm has 26 active MLS® listings. The median asking price is $935K, with homes listed from $239K to $3.37M. That is about 8% below the Richmond median of $1.02M. Figures reflect current asking prices on active listings, refreshed hourly, not sold prices.

What types of homes are for sale in South Arm?

Condo / Apartment listings make up 42% of what is for sale in South Arm (11 of 26 listings), with a median asking price of $258K. Detached listings are next at 35%, typically asking $1.70M. The gap between property types is real money here: a typical condo asks $258K while a typical detached home asks $1.70M.

How does South Arm compare to other areas?

For context across the region: Whalley (median $549K), Willoughby Heights (median $837K), Abbotsford West (median $700K). South Arm carries the highest median asking price of this group. Comparing a few adjacent areas is often the fastest way to see whether a listing is priced with its street or against it.

What kind of homes are in South Arm?

There is no single housing type in South Arm. The active listings run condos at 42%, detached houses at 35% and townhouses at 15%, which means two buyers with the same budget can end up shopping for very different homes on the same streets.

Construction dates are spread out. The median home for sale dates to 1975, with most of the market falling between 1959 and 2022, so condition and updates vary a lot from listing to listing.

19% of the current listings were built in the last five years, so new-construction inventory is a real option here rather than an exception.

What do you actually get for the money?

The 3-bedroom plan is the most common listing, with smaller and larger homes on either side of it.

A typical listing here offers about 1,306 sq ft of living space and 2 bathrooms.

Strata or freehold?

31% of the active listings are strata-titled and the rest are freehold, so the ownership question is a live one in South Arm rather than settled by the neighbourhood.

Across the 15 listings that disclose one, the median strata fee is $790 per month. Read it against what it covers before comparing two buildings on price alone.

Getting around South Arm

There is no rapid-transit station in South Arm, but 62% of the listings are within reach of a frequent bus route.

Across 20 scored listings the median walk score is 39 out of 100, computed from real walking routes. Day-to-day errands here usually involve a drive or a bus.

Cycling scores better than walking in a lot of the city, and it does here too: the median bike score across scored listings is 73.