Average sale price up; listings, sales down
(July 6, 2012 – Hamilton, Ontario) The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 1338 property sales through the RAHB Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) for the month of June. RAHB also reported a six per cent increase in average sale price for the month compared to June of last year.
Seasonally adjusted* sales of residential properties were 9.7 per cent lower than the same month last year, with the average sale price increasing 7.3 per cent for the month. Seasonally adjusted numbers of new listings were 17.4 per cent lower than the same month last year.
Seasonally adjusted data for residential properties for the month of June:
| Seasonally Adjusted Residential Only |
Percentage change compared to
|
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|
Jun/12
|
May/12
|
Apr/12
|
Mar/12
|
Feb/12
|
Jun/11
|
|
| New Listings |
1578 |
4.5% |
3.3% |
-1.4% |
0.4% |
-17.4% |
| Sales |
1075 |
-1.6% |
-5.3% |
-8.1% |
-6.5% |
-9.4% |
| Average Sale Price |
$360,004 |
0.6% |
-0.2% |
0.8% |
3.4% |
7.3% |
There continues to be a decline in the number of new listings and end-of-month listing inventory.
Average sale prices rose across the board, with the freehold market seeing the highest increase at 7.5 per cent.
Year to date, numbers of sales of residential properties are down 2.2 per cent compared to the same six-month period last year and new listings are down almost 16 per cent. The average sale price for residential units is 7.6 per cent higher for the first half of this year compared to the same period last year.
The numbers for the month of June compared to June of last year:
| All Property Types – Actual |
2011
|
2012
|
% change
|
| New Listings |
2473 |
1919 |
-22.4% |
| Sales |
1575 |
1338 |
-15.0% |
| Average Sale Price |
$345,091 |
$365,891 |
6.0% |
| End of Month Listing Inventory |
5199 |
4078 |
-21.6% |
All Residential – Actual
| New Listings |
2292 |
1796 |
-21.6% |
| Sales |
1519 |
1295 |
-14.7% |
| Median Sale Price |
$292,000 |
$308,000 |
5.5% |
| Average Sale Price |
$339,508 |
$363,162 |
7.0% |
| Average Days On Market |
49 |
38 |
|
| End of Month Listing Inventory |
4261 |
3264 |
-23.4% |
Freehold Only – Actual
| New Listings |
1900 |
1477 |
-22.3% |
| Sales |
1233 |
1056 |
-14.4% |
| Median Sale Price |
$310,000 |
$338,420 |
9.2% |
| Average Sale Price |
$360,882 |
$388,095 |
7.5% |
| Average Days on Market |
46 |
38 |
|
| End of Month Listing Inventory |
3519 |
2767 |
-21.4% |
Condominium Only – Actual
| New Listings |
392 |
319 |
-18.6% |
| Sales |
286 |
239 |
-16.4% |
| Median Sale Price |
$234,375 |
$245,000 |
4.5% |
| Average Sale Price |
$247,362 |
$252,999 |
2.3% |
| Average Days on Market |
59 |
40 |
|
| End of Month Listing Inventory |
742 |
497 |
-33.0% |
Commercial – Actual
| Sales |
56 |
43 |
-23.2% |
Every community in RAHB’s marketing area has their own localized residential market. Please refer to the accompanying chart for residential market activities in select areas of RAHB’s jurisdiction.
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